Rod Wave, Billboard Chart-Topping Rapper, Arrested on Weapons Charges

Rod Wave was arrested for possession of ammunition or a weapon in Manatee County, Florida on Wednesday, the St. Petersburg Police Division has confirmed.

In response to police, Rod — the rapper and singer born Rodarius Marcell Inexperienced — was arrested on account of suspicions he had been concerned in a gang-related capturing in Florida that left 4 injured. That altercation was mentioned to have occurred on the evening of March 31.

In an announcement, Petersburg police mentioned pictures have been fired amongst what gave the impression to be a bunch of males in a verbal argument. The victims have been three males of their 20s and a 17-year-old girl, all of whom suffered non-life-threatening accidents. As soon as arrested, Rod was taken to Manatee County Jail the place he was recognized as a convicted felon, which his attorneys have since publicly denied with statements on social media. Additionally they refute that Rod owned ammunition.

“Rod was arrested and detained with completely no proof of wrongdoing,” attorneys Bradford Cohen and Mark Rankin wrote on Instagram. “The police claimed he was a felon in possession of ammunition. Not solely was he not in possession of ammunition, a fundamental verify of public information would have simply demonstrated to the police that he was not a convicted felon. The prosecutor and the decide instantly agreed that the proof didn’t help the cost and set him free the identical day.”

Selection has reached out to the St. Petersburg Police Division for additional clarification.

Rod was arrested in 2022 for unrelated prices of home battery by strangulation after allegedly strangling his ex-girlfriend. “This case was a misunderstanding between a girlfriend and boyfriend,” Cohen informed Rolling Stone on the time. “That misunderstanding resulted in Mr. Inexperienced’s arrest.” That very same yr, he launched his second Billboard 200-topping album, “Stunning Thoughts” and adopted up in 2023 with “Nostalgia.” The latter included a characteristic from 21 Savage on the monitor “Turks & Caicos” and spent two weeks at No. 1.