Florida judge issues arrest warrant for Kodak Black

A judge in Broward County, Florida, issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black after he allegedly did not undergo a drug take a look at, then examined optimistic for fentanyl, in violation of his launch circumstances.

The new arrest warrant, which was obtained by ABC News’ Miami affilaite WPLG, follows Black’s 2019 responsible plea associated to federal firearms offenses. President Donald Trump commuted his sentence after Black served half of it. Black was additionally charged in 2022 with drug trafficking.

Black, whose authorized identify is Bill Kapri, was initially charged with one rely of drug trafficking on July 16, 2022 after he was discovered with 14 to 24 grams of oxycodone in his possession, in line with his arrest warrant.

The warrant, signed by a judge on Feb. 17 and filed Thursday, alleges Black did not undergo a random drug take a look at on Feb. 3, 2023. It was unclear from courtroom data whether or not Black had been detained after the brand new warrant was issued.

According to the affidavit filed by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, a take a look at taken by Black 5 days later examined optimistic for fentanyl, which violated the situation of the discharge for his 2022 trafficking offense.

Black was sentenced to 46 months in jail in 2019 for weapons fees, together with pleading responsible to creating false statements when shopping for firearms.

In considered one of his closing strikes as president, Donald Trump granted a commutation to Black, citing his philanthropic efforts, together with supporting underprivileged youngsters and giving a $50,000 donation to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s fund for small companies impacted by the pandemic.

Since his launch, Black has launched a number of singles, a mixtape and an album, “Back for Everything,” which peaked at quantity two on the Billboard 200.