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The
rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, reached an
agreement that resolved Utah state charges against him and
settled two sets of federal charges against him — one carries a
23-month sentence and the other orders five years of probation
and a $200,000 fine.
Gaulden, 25, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, reached the agreement
with federal prosecutors in September, and he and the attorneys
signed the deal Tuesday, court documents show.
The rapper acknowledged that, while filming a rap video in Baton
Rouge, he possessed a Glock 21 .45-caliber pistol and a
Masterpiece Arms MPA30T 9mm handgun. Also, he said, in April he
possessed a Sig Sauer 9mm semi-automatic pistol at his home in
Huntsville, Utah. He agreed to give up the guns.
Gaulden had previously been convicted in Louisiana of aggravated
assault with a firearm, according to his statement released in
advance of the plea agreement.
Utah agents raided Gaulden’s home in April amid a complaint that
he had posed as a doctor in an effort to obtain prescription
painkillers, multiple news outlets reported. As part of the
federal plea deal, he would plead guilty to 10 state charges and
be sentenced to time served plus a $25,000 fine.
Gaulden apologized to the court and his family before federal
Judge Howard Nielson handed down the sentence, KSL.com reported.
“I let my situation get the best of me,” Gaulden said. He added,
“I take full responsibility.”
Nielson said he hopes Gaulden will get to a place where he can
make decisions that are “totally unfettered” by substances,
noting that he would have to “walk the straight and narrow" by
completing court-ordered substance abuse treatment and mental
health evaluations.
“This has been a long road that involved extensive litigation
and ultimately extensive negotiation,” Atlanta attorney Drew
Findling said in a statement Wednesday. “Kentrell’s defense team
is very happy for Kentrell and we look forward to his many
future successes.”
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