According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, NBA YoungBoy's lawyers are accusing authorities of "improperly obtaining a search warrant."
His legal team claims that the gun charges filed against him are based on evidence obtained during an arrest last year when police say they were responding to a call from a "concerned citizen" about people "brandishing guns." Police seized 14 guns and nearly $80,000 in cash during YoungBoy's arrest, which also included 16 others. NBA Youngboy was charged with one count of illegal possession of firearms by a felon, and possession of an unregistered weapon, as police claim he had a .45 pistol and a 9mm handgun on him.
YoungBoy's lawyers questioned whether there was a "concerned citizen" that called police, and he pointed to the FBI naming their operation against the rapper "NEVER FREE AGAIN," which his lawyer says is a "clear attack on to defendant's brand 'Never Broke Again.'"
His lawyer wrote, "This is a blatant and arrogant misappropriation of the multi-million dollar, internationally successful music and marketing enterprise 'Never Broke Again.' The operation appears to have been instigated with the purpose of seeking out a 'criminal' charge for Kentrell Gaulden without regard for his Constitutional rights and those of the people around him."
When it comes to the September 2020 arrest, his lawyer wrote, "Law enforcement responded in overwhelming numbers in the form of police cars and officers, in such manner that was certain to create fear in these young black men and turmoil for the neighborhood where none existed prior to police display of force. No probable cause or reasonable suspicion existed for most, if not all, of those arrested. Law enforcement disregarded their rights as they searched, seized, questioned, and trampled upon their liberty seeking a 'crime' to charge Kentrell Gaulden."
His attorney also argued against the personal video that was seized from YoungBoy's cameraman, stating that it should be suppressed. In the video, Youngboy is allegedly seen holding the guns that he would later be charged for possessing. His lawyer says that "this footage captures Mr. Gaulden’s private life in a very intimate way that would only be viewed by law enforcement if they had an embedded undercover agent within his closest inner circle … The sheer volume of private information collected by law enforcement is particularly concerning as it is believed that the seizure of this equipment has placed law enforcement into possession of footage documenting Mr. Gaulden’s most private moments for the past year."
The lawyer claims that law enforcement lied in their declarations submitted to the court when they requested search warrants, which is why he believes the video footage should be suppressed in the case. The judge in the case has yet to respond to the motion, but we'll be sure to update you as more information is available.
Source: Radar Online
