Police discovered a child bottle with suspected lean, Oxycodone tablets and two firearms throughout Rod Wave‘s latest arrest on weapon and drug expenses.
The Florida native was arrested in Atlanta on Nov. 7. In accordance with an arrest warrant obtained by Atlanta New First, police noticed Rod rushing via a cease check in Northwest Atlanta round 7:30 p.m. He seemed to be going 45 mph in a 35 mph zone. An officer obtained behind the rapper, who finally pulled into a close-by gasoline station.
The officer turned on his lights and ordered Rod to show off his car. The officer then “assisted him out of the car, informing him that he was underneath arrest for reckless driving,” in keeping with the warrant.
Throughout a pat down, the officer found a .40 caliber Glock with a high-capacity journal within the crooner’s waistband. Police additionally found a child bottle “containing one fl oz of a purple liquid,” which the officer suspected to be lean.
In Rod’s car, police allegedly discovered extra suspected Promethazine, together with Oxycodone, a beige Sig Sauer P320 9mm and a backpack with bundles of money. Police searched Rod’s passenger, Jamond Byner, and found a small quantity of marijuana.
Rod was arrested and charged with reckless driving, two counts of possession of a managed substance and possession of a firearm or knife. Byner was additionally arrested and charged with possession of a firearm and two counts of drug possession. Rod and Byner denied possession of the suspected narcotics.
Rod Wave’s lawyer, Drew Findling, has launched the next assertion to XXL relating to Rod’s arrest.
“On November 7, the identical day Rodarius Inexperienced earned a Grammy nomination, he was unjustly profiled and unlawfully arrested in Atlanta,” the assertion reads. “The arresting officer belongs to the Atlanta Police Division’s controversial Crime Suppression Unit—a gaggle recognized for its aggressive ways and emphasis on excessive arrest numbers quite than real public security. Mr. Inexperienced was focused as a part of this quota-driven method, a observe that undermines justice and erodes neighborhood belief. We sit up for vigorously difficult this baseless arrest and the clear violations of Mr. Inexperienced’s rights in court docket.”
Rod Wave and Byner had been launched from jail on Nov. 8 after posting bond.
