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Earlier this year, NBA YoungBoy found himself on the wrong side of the law when he was busted for weapons and drugs possession. Now, the “Bandit” rapper has seemingly taken a plea deal in the case in an effort to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
According to ABC4 , NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, has pleaded guilty to running a prescription drug fraud ring outside of his multimillion dollar home in Huntsville, Utah. The 25-year-old rapper was originally slapped with 46 charges related to this massive drug bust and ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six counts of misdemeanor unlawful pharmacy conduct.
Though he was staring at a lengthy prison stint had he fought the case, the guilty plea will help keep him out of the bing, and he’ll be asked to pay a $25,000 fine as the four felony charges will be reduced to Class A Misdemeanors. Man, did that man avoid a couple of bullets there.
Per ABC4:
Logan District Judge Spencer Walsh agreed to suspend a prison sentence as Gaulden is expected to serve a “substantial” 27 months in federal prison for related charges in a federal case stemming out of Weber County. Following his release, Gaulden will then be placed on five years of federal supervised probation.
“This is somewhat of a unique case where there have been multiple jurisdictions involved both in the federal and the state systems,” said state prosecutor Ronnie Keller. “This is just really a smaller cog in the bigger wheel of ultimately seeking justice.”
Luckily, for YoungBoy, he had an empathetic judge overseeing his case in Judge Walsh who explained why he didn’t want to throw the book at him.
“I’ve seen so many times where you have young men and women who have a lot of talent and potential. They can be robbed of that potential when they start to really struggle with their addictions,” Walsh told Gaulden. “I don’t want that for you.”
Walsh continued saying, “I’m sure that in your future, once you’re done with your federal prison time, you can be really successful on federal probation and have a really bright future where you can reach your full potential in every aspect of your life. Best of luck to you, Mr. Gaulden.”
Hopefully, NBA YoungBoy makes the most out of this second chance gifted to him by the legal system.
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