Well-known Richard traded viral fame for federal detention earlier this week after he was busted for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
The costs stem from a heated Fourth of July altercation exterior a Bayonne, New Jersey, fuel station that escalated into threats involving a gun, prosecutors mentioned.
Regulation enforcement alleges Well-known Richard brandished a handgun with an prolonged journal throughout an argument on the fuel station, threatening to open fireplace—an act that may later make an encore look on his social media.
In a single now-deleted video, prosecutors contend, Well-known Richard danced with the identical firearm days after the incident.
Authorities adopted up on July 12 with a judicially accepted search of his residence and automobile, which unearthed a loaded Beretta M9 semi-automatic handgun with its serial quantity eliminated and an prolonged clip containing 24 bullets, based on courtroom paperwork.
The 25-year-old aspiring drill rapper, who’s amassed greater than 360,000 YouTube subscribers and over 443,000 Instagram followers, appeared earlier than U.S. Justice of the Peace Decide André M. Espinosa in Newark federal courtroom, the place he was ordered detained.
The depend towards him, carrying a firearm as a felon, may imply as much as 15 years in jail and a high-quality of $250,000 if convicted.
Well-known Richard’s arrest marks the newest in a rising listing of confrontations with regulation enforcement.
The Bayonne native, who initially gained traction in rap circles for his tune “On The Run,” has confronted 12 prior arrests, together with three tied to allegations of unlawful gun possession.
Whereas his lyrics and on-line antics paint an image of rise up, they’ve repeatedly landed him in conditions the place fantasy clashes with federal regulation.
And Well-known Richard is not any stranger to controversy.
Earlier than his arrest, Well-known Richard’s moody vlogs and swagger-filled posts typically straddled the road between efficiency artwork and provocation—even filming confrontations with New York police and importing them to TikTok.
