Update 05/17/2022 11:22am:

A new photo has surfaced of rapper 42 Dugg, who is currently behind bars for failing to surrender after being sentenced to six months in prison for gun-related charges. In the photo, 42 Dugg is seen smiling while looking at a baby on the video call. 

This comes after prosecutors argued that 42 Dugg is a flight risk. Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Lanning stated in court, "When he was arrested he had $25,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in jewelry. He’s claimed more than $11 million worth of assets. He has access to a private plane with a pilot willing to fly an unnumbered flight where Mr. Hayes is not included on the flight’s manifest. That’s not an accident. That’s not a happenstance." 

However, 42 Dugg's attorney, Casey Swanson, explained that the rapper wasn't evading being put in jail, as Swanson claimed that he was mistaken about having to turn himself in. Swanson stated, "Mr. Hayes did not flee. He did not intentionally avoid a sentence in this case." 

Source: HotNewHipHop

Original 05/05/2022 2:53pm:

Detroit rapper 42 Dugg is facing more legal issues as the music artist was recently arrested for failure to surrender himself to the authorities and serve a six-month prison sentence. The arrest reportedly stems from a criminal case during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

42 Dugg was arrested in Detroit as his flight landed from Memphis. The recent arrest is the latest addition to a string of legal issues that have plagued the rapper in recent years. 42 Dugg was arrested in March 2020 on federal gun charges for possessing a gun as a felon. Later that year, he was apprehended in August 2020 for evading police officers two months prior.

VladTV reported in May 2021 that the rapper was in plea negotiations for the gun charge, which carries a maximum 10-year sentence. While 42 Dugg took a plea deal and was able to avoid jail time in November 2021, the judge in the case revoked his probation and gave him a six-month jail sentence followed by two years of supervised release in February

42 Dugg was supposed to surrender and report to a West Virginia prison on April 12th but never did. The rapper is reportedly facing up to five years in prison for this latest infraction.

Stay tuned as more details become available.

Source: The Detroit News