The drug case involving rapper NBA YoungBoy is progressing, with new developments following his recent arrest in Utah.
On April 18, two significant pieces of information came to light, which could have serious implications for the rapper’s future.
Firstly, a police affidavit was released, shedding light on the investigation into YoungBoy’s alleged involvement in a prescription drug fraud ring.
According to the affidavit, YoungBoy’s arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation into a series of prescriptions for Promethazine with Codeine, which were allegedly fraudulent. The document suggests that these prescriptions were called in and then collected by YoungBoy and his associates.
The affidavit details the alleged scheme: a suspect would impersonate a real doctor and use a fraudulent patient name and birthday to call in a prescription. After the prescriptions were called in, they were filled and collected by YoungBoy and/or his associates.
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A key piece of evidence in the investigation was linguistic. The affidavit recounts an incident in which a pharmacy received a suspicious prescription for a woman named Gwendolyn Cox. As the pharmacy reported this to the police, two women allegedly associated with YoungBoy arrived to collect the prescription and were detained.
This led to a person claiming to be Gwendolyn Cox calling the police and attempting to clarify the situation.
However, the officer noted that the person gave the wrong last name and refused to provide a birth year or address. More notably, the person appeared to be using a fake voice, sounding like a much younger male from the southern states.
The word “axed” for “asked” was noted as consistent with a southern dialect, leading the officer to believe that the person and NBA YoungBoy were the same.
YoungBoy now faces 20 separate counts of procuring or attempting to procure any drug/prescription, along with 20 counts each of forgery and identity fraud. He has also been charged with a drug count, a gun count, and a charge of a pattern of unlawful activity, bringing the total to 63 charges.
The second development is that YoungBoy’s house arrest in Utah, where he was awaiting the outcome of a federal gun case in Louisiana, is now in jeopardy due to his arrest.
Judge Shelly Dick ordered YoungBoy’s arrest so he could be brought to Louisiana for a hearing to determine whether his pre-trial release order should be revoked and if he should be detained pending trial. This decision will only take effect if YoungBoy posts bail for the Utah prescription drug case. As of now, no bail has been set.
