It was not a Happy New Year for Kodak Black, who was arrested for trespassing on New Year’s Day.
The “Zeze” rapper, whose birth name is Bill Kapri, was taken into custody by deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the Pompano Beach, Florida neighborhood where he grew up, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Kodak was taken to the Broward jail, booked and released on bond.
Black recently completed a court ordered 90-day drug rehabilitation program. He was granted special permission by a judge to perform at the Rolling Loud New York Festival in October 2021.
The Florida MC was released from prison in January 2021 after being pardoned by Donald Trump. He was arrested in April 2019 for weapons and drug possession and was serving a 46-month sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges he falsified information while attempting to purchase guns in Miami
In April, Black avoided going back to prison after he agreed to a plea deal for a sexual assault charge in South Carolina in 2016. He received 18 months probation and is required to attend counseling sessions.
