Kentrell Gaulden, professionally known as NBA YoungBoy has been living under strict house arrest conditions in Utah. This house arrest followed after NBA YoungBoy was granted bond in his federal gun case last October. The trial started on July 13th ending with YoungBoy earning an early victory.
Lyrics Have Been Thrown Out Of The Case:
Lyrics from NBA YoungBoy’s songs “Gunsmoke,” “Life Support,” and “Lonely Child” were thrown out from the case. The prosecution tried to use his lyrics to connect him to an FN pistol that he reportedly had in his possession at the time of his arrest.
“These lyrics are highly prejudicial as they discuss hardcore rap which has been empirically established to be more negatively received than other genres of music,” YoungBoy’s legal team argued. “It would be one thing if the music described this arrest. But a song referencing a similar gun well before the gun in the indictment was purchased … offer[s] very minimal probative value and [is] substantially outweighed by the prejudice contained within the words of the songs.”
They continued, “Even if Mr. Gaulden is familiar with various models of guns and sings about them, it does not mean that he knew this particular gun was secreted on the passenger floor of the Maybach when police attempted to pull his car over to arrest him.”
No Evidence Against NBA YoungBoy:
YoungBoy was arrested in Los Angeles on March 22nd, 2021 after a brief pursuit in his vehicle, ending on foot. Police found him in a neighbor’s backyard.
The young superstar allegedly had an outstanding warrant against him. Police tried to pull him over once he left his L.A. home. After searching YoungBoy’s car, police reportedly found an FN. 45 pistol. That same pistol was used as a reason to arrest him given that it was in his possession.
“They have no fingerprint evidence to submit to you that indicates that he handled that firearm,” YB’s attorney James P. Manasseh told the court. “They will not have any DNA evidence that they can present to you that will indicate that his DNA is on that firearm.”
“In fact, what they’re going to show is that there are five different DNA profiles on that gun. So many that they can’t really identify and say whose might have been on it.”
His federal trial is expected to last four days. NBA YoungBoy is still facing a separate gun charge in Louisiana.
