Florida rapper Kodak Black has learned his fate. The hip-hop artist is reportedly set to spend nearly four years behind bars on a weapons charge.
On Wednesday, a Miami federal judge sentenced the 22-year-old to 46 months in prison.
The state had asked for 46 to 57 months, while Black’s lawyers had urged for 37 to 44 months or less, court records show. Black, 22, had pleaded guilty in August to lying on a background form when he purchased handguns at a Hialeah weapons store in January, and again in March when he attempted to buy more guns. He also ran into trouble during his stint behind bars while awaiting sentencing. During the court hearing, prosecutors revealed that Black had beat up a prison guard. (Miami Herald)
According to reports, Black faced the possibility of landing a 10-year sentence.
He faces a maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Prosecutors in May charged the 23-year-old rapper, from Pompano Beach, for crimes that involve falsifying information on federal forms to purchase three firearms. Prosecutors say one of the weapons purchased by Black was found at the scene of a shooting in Pompano Beach. A federal judge denied his request for bond saying he was “danger to the community” based on his lengthy criminal record. (CBS Local)
Black’s legal woes date back to earlier this year over purchased weapons.
Kodak was arrested over the summer just as he was about to perform at a Rolling Loud, a local music festival. Court documents reveal that two of the three weapons he managed to purchase were found at crime scenes. One of the guns he purchased from the weapons shop was found at the scene of an apparent Pompano shooting last March. Court documents state that the gun was jammed, loaded with live ammunition, and bore Kodak’s fingerprints. (Sun-Sentinel)
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