Kodak Black appears in court on felony MDMA charge
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Updated · The Guardian · May 7
Kodak Black appears in court on felony MDMA charge
14 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 7
The 28-year-old rapper turned himself in at Orange County jail before a Thursday hearing in Orlando over a November incident near Children’s Safety Village.
Investigators said officers responding to reported gunfire found a 25mg pill testing positive for MDMA in a pink bag with documents bearing Bill Kapri’s name and $37,000 cash.
The charge carries a three-year mandatory minimum and up to 30 years in prison; his lawyer says the case has a weak legal basis, while Kapri was pardoned by Donald Trump in 2021.
Is Kodak Black a repeat offender or a celebrity target of the justice system?
How will his past sentence commutation by President Trump affect this new drug trafficking case?
What key evidence supports the MDMA trafficking charge his lawyer claims is 'weak'?