Fetty Wap Hit With 6-Year Jail Sentence

May 24, 2023 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

From NBC New York, where you can read more on the story:

Rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for operating a large scale drug conspiracy that sold kilos of cocaine in New Jersey.

Fetty Wap, who hails from Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in August to a conspiracy drug charge, which carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence, admitting that he participated in a massive drug trafficking racket that moved drugs from the West Coast to Long Island.

Prosecutors alleged he distributed 25 kilograms s of cocaine in New Jersey after picking it up on Long Island.

During Wednesday’s sentencing, he apologized, saying: “I truly am sorry for any pain I caused. I hurt my community, people who look up to me. My family and myself.”

His attorneys said he was simply trying to support his family when his music income dried up during the pandemic lockdown. That led him to make the worst mistake of his life, his lawyer said.

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Fetty Wap Arrested Over Death Threat

August 8, 2022 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

From the New York Post, where you can read the full story:

Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed on Monday after being arrested in New Jersey for allegedly threatening to kill someone and flashing a gun on a FaceTime call, federal authorities said.

The hip-hop star, real name William Maxwell, had been out on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond on charges he allegedly worked with a crew of five other people to traffic more than 100 kilograms of drugs on Long Island.

He pleaded not guilty after his October 2021 bust in the sprawling drug-trafficking case.

Prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York said the rapper violated the conditions of his release with the threatening video call on Dec. 11, 2021, leading to his arrest on Monday.

The “Trap Queen” rapper rang up a man identified only as John Doe, called him a “rat” and repeatedly threatened his life, according to an affidavit filed in his case Monday.

“Imma kill you and everybody you with,” the Paterson, NJ, native said, according to the court documents. He then repeated: “I’m gonna kill you.”

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Fetty Wap Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

October 29, 2021 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

From ABC7, where you can read the full story:

Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested along with five others, including a New Jersey correction officer, on federal drug charges.

He pleaded not guilty in federal court in Central Islip on Friday after his arrest at Citi Field on Thursday.

Six members of a drug distribution ring were charged with dealing heroin and fentanyl during the Rolling Loud music festival.

Anthony Cyntje, a New Jersey correction officer, Anthony Leonardi, his brother Robert Leonardi, William Junior Maxwell II, AKA Fetty Wap, Brian Sullivan, and Kavaughn Wiggins have been charged with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances.

Five of the defendants are also charged with using firearms in connection with drug trafficking.

The 30-year-old rapper from Paterson, New Jersey, was allegedly part of the group.

He was ordered detained pending trial.

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Fetty Wap Reportedly Involved In Robbery Shootout

March 27, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Uh oh. From TMZ:

Sources close to the situation tell us Fetty had a chain and cash snatched while he was in Paterson, NJ. Law enforcement sources tell us cops were dispatched to Montclair Ave and Paxton Street around 5 AM over a fight with shots fired. Sure enough, they located 2 guys nearby with gunshot wounds — 1 was shot in the leg and another in his torso.

A 3rd man thought to be involved checked himself into Hackensack Medical Center soon after. Fetty is not one of the victims.

Law enforcement tells TMZ an investigation is underway into the shooting, but no robbery has been reported. It’s unclear whether Fetty was directly involved in the shootout.

We’ve reached out to Fetty’s camp … so far, no word back.

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