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Kodak Black has entered a guilty plea in a legal case stemming from his assault of a high school student in 2016, as local CBS affiliate WBTW reports. The rapper was indicted on first degree sexual assault charges in 2017; he pleaded guilty to lesser charges of first-degree assault and battery under a plea deal. Kodak Black received a suspended 10 year sentence but will be on probation for 18 months.
Twelfth Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements of Florence County, South Carolina, where the case originated, told WBTW that the victim agreed to the conditions of the plea deal. The deal specified that Kodak Black must also take full responsibility for the incident and publicly apologize to the victim, both of which he did in court, and that he must undergo counseling.
Rapper Kodak Black expected to appear in Florence County court on Wednesday, attorney confirms Kodak Black arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (Source: Jordan Strauss) By WMBF News Staff | April 26, 2021 at 10:01 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 10:01 PM
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The rapper known as Kodak Black is expected to be in a Florence County courtroom on Wednesday, according to his defense attorney.
Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was arrested back in 2016 and faces one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Florence County.
Man found guilty of murder in deadly 2017 shooting in Mullins A man was convicted of murder for a deadly 2017 shooting in Mullins. (Source: Pexels) By Rob Blomquist and Brad Dickerson | April 16, 2021 at 4:09 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 4:09 PM Lavar Smith (Source: Marion County Detention Center)
MULLINS, S.C. (WMBF) – A jury on Friday convicted a man for his role in a deadly 2017 shooting in Mullins.
Twelfth Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements said Lavar Smith was found guilty of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He was convicted of killing 26-year-old Jahmai Michael Ray.
According to Clements, Smith was sentenced to 40 years in prison on the murder charge and five years for the weapon charge.