The rapper Kodak Black was arrested on Friday in South Florida on felony drug expenses, the authorities mentioned. It was the newest in a protracted string of authorized woes for Black, 25, who was serving jail time on weapons expenses when President Donald J. Trump commuted his sentence on his final day in workplace final yr.
At about 4:30 p.m., Florida Freeway Patrol troopers noticed Black driving a purple Dodge Durango in Fort Lauderdale with tinted home windows that appeared darker than allowed beneath state legislation.
The troopers confirmed that the automobile’s registration was expired. After pulling Black over, they noticed “a powerful odor of marijuana” coming from contained in the automobile, the Freeway Patrol mentioned in an announcement. The troopers searched the automobile and located a transparent bag containing 31 oxycodone tablets and practically $75,000 in money, the Freeway Patrol mentioned.
Black, whose authorized title is Invoice Kapri, was arrested and brought to the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale. He was launched on Saturday on a $75,000 bond, the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
Black was charged with one rely of trafficking oxycodone and one rely of possession of a managed substance, in line with the Broward County Clerk’s Workplace. He pleaded not responsible and requested a jury trial, court docket paperwork present.
Bradford Cohen, Black’s lawyer, said on Twitter that there have been “at all times further details and circumstances that give rise to a protection, particularly on this case.” Cohen didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Black’s attorneys filed a movement on Sunday to “examine, weigh and independently check” the tablets that the authorities have recognized as oxycodone tablets.
Black, who’s from Pompano Seaside, Fla., topped the Billboard album charts in December 2018 together with his album “Dying to Stay.” However his profession suffered as he has confronted numerous drug, weapons, sexual assault and theft expenses through the years. Early Monday morning, he posted his mug shot on Instagram with the caption, “Not Once more.”
In 2019, Black pleaded responsible to federal weapons expenses, admitting that he lied on background examine varieties whereas shopping for firearms earlier that yr. Prosecutors mentioned two of the weapons had been later discovered at crime scenes.
Black had served about half of a 46-month jail time period when Trump commuted his sentence within the last hours of his presidency.
Shortly after his launch, Black put out a music referred to as “Final Day In,” expressing his hopes for the long run: “This my first time out the joint, in order that’s my final day in.”
