Kodak Black arrested again in Broward after allegedly fleeing deputies during February traffic stop
Rapper Kodak Black is out on bond after being arrested in Broward just one week after he was arrested in Central Florida on drug trafficking charges.
Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, turned himself in Thursday to deputies with the Broward Sheriff's Office. Authorities charged him with fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement and resisting an officer without violence.
An arrest warrant obtained by CBS News Miami shows the charges stem from an incident on Feb. 27, when authorities said Kapri "did have knowledge that he had been ordered to stop" by law enforcement but "proceeded to flee from deputies," according to court documents.
The warrant also alleges Kapri obstructed an officer "in the lawful execution of his legal duties, without offering or doing violence to the person of the officer," according to the affidavit to arrest signed by a Broward judge on April 30.
On Friday, after posting a $3,500 bond, Kodak Black walked out of Broward court shortly before 1:30 p.m. Shielded by an umbrella and apparently surrounded by relatives and fans, the rapper did not speak to reporters as he left the courthouse.
During the bond hearing, a Broward judge ordered that Kapri not possess firearms or ammunition.
"I'm going to set the bonds as follows: it will be $2,500 on one and $1,000 on the other one," the judge said. "No firearms or ammunition. I will take into account that he surrendered."
The latest arrest comes less than a year after Kodak Black was publicly honored by officials in his hometown of Pompano Beach for his charitable work and support of the local community. At a ceremony last July, Mayor Rex Hardin presented the rapper with a key to the city.
"Your generosity has touched thousands here in Pompano Beach," Hardin said at the event. "Whether it's providing air conditioners to families in need or paying rent for hundreds of families."
This comes a week after he plead not guilty to drug charges in Orlando
Last week, the rapper appeared before a judge in Orlando after being accused of trafficking MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy or Molly. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, deputies discovered a bag containing MDMA and other illegal substances inside a Lamborghini SUV allegedly owned by Kapri.
He posted a $75,000 bond in that case, and court records indicate he is expected to go to trial.
Orange County Sheriff's Office court documents say that deputies found a bag containing the drug, as well as other illegal substances, inside a Lamborghini SUV Kapri reportedly owns.
According to the police report, Kapri denied owning the bag, but said the money belonged to his business and asked for it back.
Kodak Black's previous legal troubles and prison time
Kapri has faced multiple more legal issues in the past.
In 2023, police in Plantation arrested Kapri after finding him asleep at the wheel with white powder around his mouth, officials said. Although authorities said the powder initially tested positive for cocaine, a lab test later revealed it was oxycodone, for which Kapri obtained a prescription.
The arrest was a violation of his probation from an unrelated case, which led to him being locked up in Miami for two months.
Kapri was also arrested in 2022 on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. He was freed on bond with regular drug testing as a condition of his release. Kapri was ordered into drug rehab for 30 days in 2023 after missing a drug test and then testing positive for fentanyl several days later, according to court records.
In January 2021, President Donald Trump commuted a three-year federal prison sentence the rapper had for falsifying documents used to buy weapons. Kapri had served about half his sentence.
As Kodak Black, Kapri has sold more than 30 million singles, with massive hits such as "Super Gremlin," which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022.
CBS News Miami reached out to Mayor Hardin and Kodak Black's attorney for comment regarding the rapper's recent arrests, but had not received a response as of Friday evening.