Kodak Black was booked once again at a jail in Florida before being released on a $250K bond but his lawyer has insisted that it is a legal win.
The 26-year-old rapper – born Bill Kahan Kapri – has been under strict supervision during his pretrail release for his prescription drug case but his lawyer Bradford Cohen told TMZ on Tuesday morning that is about to change.
Kodak was supposed to regularly check in with authorities including taking mandatory urine tests, however, he failed to check in recently and he and Cohen went to court on Monday over the issue.
Cohen claims that he was able to argue in court to get rid of the stringent pretrial supervision and the judge agreed but did increase Kodak’s bond from $75K to $250K in the process.
However due to this change, the Pimpin Ain’t Eazy hitmaker had to go through the booking process again at jail.
Kodak Black was booked once again at a jail in Florida before being released on a $250K bond but his lawyer Bradford Cohen has insisted to TMZ that it is a legal win as he was able to argue in court to get rid of stringent pretrial supervision; he is pictured in February 2018
The 26-year-old rapper – born Bill Kahan Kapri – has been under strict supervision during his pretrail release for his prescription drug case
His lawyer said that Kodak posed for a new mugshot at the Broward County jail and posted the new bond before being released in under an hour.
Cohen sees the move as a win for his client as he will be able to travel and your without having to check in due to that strict supervision.
Kodak was originally arrested in July 2022 and charged with trafficking oxycodone as it is claimed that police had found 31 oxycodone pills in his car.
This comes at an interesting time as the Super Gremlin rapper had fans concerned when he went on Instagram Live on Sunday night as he complained about his situation.
Back in February, the rapper was wanted by the police in Florida for violating the conditions of his bail and failing a drug test.
According to TMZ at the time, a judge signed off on an arrest warrant for Kodak, 25, on Thursday, and the rapper is to be taken into custody if any deputies encounter him.
The warrant was filed due to two missteps by Kodak – who was also recently sued by two shooting victims – in recent weeks.
At the beginning of February, he failed to appear at the agency he was supposed to report to for drug testing.
Warrant: Back in February, the rapper was wanted by the police in Florida for violating the conditions of his bail and failing a drug test: Kodak in 2022
The agency then claimed that the following week he submitted a sample, but it came back confirming that he had drugs in his system.
It was reported that the test came back positive for traces of fentanyl, although it’s unclear how much was in his system.
Kodak was originally arrested in July of last year for possession of a controlled substance without prescription and trafficking.
Cops also revealed that they found upwards of 31 oxycodone pills in his car in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
He posted his $75K bail but was released under the condition that he would remain drug-free.
If he is caught, there are additional orders to hold him without bail until his next hearing.
Kodak was also recently involved in another legal battle, having been sued a year after a shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl afterparty.
Both the rapper and Bieber were sued by two victims of the shooting that occurred on February 12, 2022.
Arrested: The rapper failed to report to his scheduled drug test and the proceeded to test positive for drugs in his system once he finally showed up
Sued: The 25-year-old has also been sued by two victims of a shooting that happened at Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl after party in 2022; Kodak during Paris Fashion Week in 2022
Mark Schaefer and Adam Rahman claimed they were struck during the shooting that happened over Super Bowl weekend and were consequently ‘severely injured.’
The incident had taken place just outside of The Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood, where Bieber was throwing a Super Bowl afterparty.
It was reported that four victims were shot, including Kodak.
However, the alleged victims suing the performers have claimed that Kodak played a major part in the escalation of the fight that occurred outside of the establishment.
Reportedly, an unknown assailant attacked someone from Kodak’s group, prompting him to get into a scuffle to protect his friend.
TMZ reported that in the lawsuit documents, the two victims claimed that the rapper had ‘escalated’ the fight, resulting in shots being fired.
Kodak’s representative, Bradford Cohen, spoke out in regard to the lawsuit and informed TMZ, ‘I have seen a lot of bad complaints in my day. This is the most poorly drafted complaint I have seen in 26 years.’
He added: ‘I expect Kodak to be dismissed from this suit fairly quickly.’
Cohen also explained that ‘there is zero specificity’ and that the victims’ rep, Gloria Allred, ‘groups the defendants all together instead of making specific allegations against each.’
Kodak’s rep concluded: ‘It’s law school 101. I am embarrassed for Ms. Allred that she actually signed her name to that complaint.’
Reports: The victims explained that Kodak ‘escalated’ the situation, and believe that caused the shots to be fired; seen in 2022
Blamed: Alongside Kodak, Bieber has also been sued by the two victims; Justin at The Met Gala in 2021
