NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991; according to ABC News which broke the story right after the decision was made. The unconditional pardon for a 1991 attempted murder conviction aims to halt efforts to deport Walters to the United Kingdom, the country he left as a child. The eye patch-wearing star behind the 80s rap classic “La-Di-Da-Di”; served more the five years in prison after shooting his cousin and another man. Both survived.”My family and I are eternally thankful to Governor Paterson, my attorneys Michael Krinsky and Craig Kaplan at Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky Lieberman and to all of the people who have supported me throughout the past seventeen years,” Walters said in a prepared statement issued through a publicist. You can read the full article at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6161854