NBA not guilty.
After three days on trial for his federal gun case in Los Angeles, a jury found rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again not guilty on Friday (Jul. 15). He was facing up to 10 years in prison.
The 22-year-old rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, was charged with felony gun possession after authorities recovered a .45 caliber pistol from the floor of his Mercedes Maybach when he was arrested in Los Angeles on March 2021. The incident, which he led the FBI on a high-speed chase before fleeing on foot, stemmed from his outstanding felony gun possession warrant out of Louisiana.
The verdict came after the defense attorney’s closing arguments which reiterated that his client was unaware of the firearm in the vehicle at the time and that other occupants also had access to the vehicle. They also stated that the prosecutors failed to link NBA to the DNA found on the gun and that no witnesses testified they ever saw him in its possession.
The Baton Rouge native, who has been on house arrest since last October, now faces a trial in Louisiana for his firearm and drug charges in Baton Rouge from September 2020.