Posted on July 19, 2022

Rapper Kodak Black Arrested in Florida on Drug Charges

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, July 16, 2022

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested after authorities allegedly uncovered a trove of oxycodone pills in his car during a traffic stop in Florida.

The 25-year-old “Super Gremlin” rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was pulled over in Fort Lauderdale {snip}

Kodak Black

Kodak Black

When Black rolled down the window of his SUV, authorities said they immediately smelled marijuana, triggering a search of the vehicle. It allegedly turned up 31 oxycodone pills and $74,960 in cash.

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In 2019, the Atlantic Records recording artist was handed three years in federal prison for falsifying documents he used to buy weapons {snip} He served half of the sentence before it was commuted by former President Donald Trump {snip} He was also arrested last April for assaulting a teenage girl {snip}

Black was originally charged with rape, but instead accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.