The 'Tunnel Vision' hitmaker is hopeful that he will be released next year after his attorney managed to have multiple weapon charges against the rapper in Florida dismissed last week.
- Jun 8, 2020
AceShowbiz - Rapper Kodak Black is eyeing a 2021 prison release after Florida state authorities agreed to drop their weapons charges case if he completes a drug treatment programme.
The "ZEZE" star, real name Bill K. Kapri, was ordered to serve 46 months behind bars in November (19) after falsifying information on federal forms to purchase three firearms in Miami.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle had also filed separate state charges regarding the same incident, accusing Kodak, who turns 23 this week (June 11), of three felony counts for possession of a firearm by an individual under 24.
However, the embattled MC's attorney, Bradford Cohen, has since reached a deal with Fernandez Rundle to bring the case to a close without having his client serve more prison time - which could have amounted to an additional 15 years.
Instead, they agreed Kodak, who has been locked up since his May 2019 arrest, must complete a 500-hour drug treatment course, although the current maximum security prison he is housed in does not offer the programme.
According to TMZ, Cohen claims no longer having the state felonies looming over Kodak will allow him to be moved to a lower-security facility, where he can enroll in the drug treatment, and once he logs his 500 hours, he will be eligible to serve out the rest of his sentence at a halfway house.
