NBA YoungBoy was arrested in Utah while under house arrest in connection with a federal lawsuit.
The 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Golden, was charged Tuesday with six charges including criminal mischief, procuring or attempting to procure drugs, identity fraud, forgery and possession of a controlled substance, according to inmate records reviewed by USA TODAY. It is shown that he was arrested in Cache County on the night of . Possession of Substances and Dangerous Weapons by Restricted Persons.
Bail had not been set as of Wednesday afternoon.
Lt. Mikelshan Birch with the Cache County Sheriff's Office tells ABC4 Utah and FOX13 that with the assistance of multiple agencies, including the FBI, SWAT team and Homeland Security Investigations, the suspect was at the Golden property on Tuesday morning. He said a search warrant was executed.
“The current criminal charges against Mr. Golden involve a pattern of unlawful conduct. The pattern of unlawful conduct includes violations of the Utah Controlled Substances Act, violations of the Identity Fraud Act, and fraud,” Balch said. told the press in a statement.
USA TODAY reached out to representatives for Bartschi and YoungBoy.
Why is NBA YoungBoy under house arrest?
The Louisiana rapper will be in Utah starting October 2021 after a judge in a federal case in his home state granted him conditional release while awaiting trial stemming from a September 2020 arrest involving several others. He is under 24-hour house arrest in the state, court records show. Get it on the USA TODAY show.
He was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2021 for possession of two weapons.
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Under the terms of the rapper's house arrest, he is only allowed to leave his home for court appearances, mental health-related appointments, and approved “employment-related activities,” according to court documents.
Since house releases began, he has released three albums: “The Last Slimento,” “I Rest My Case,” and “Don't Try This at Home.”
While pursuing a federal lawsuit in Louisiana, Golden was arrested in Los Angeles on weapons charges in March 2021, shortly after the earlier indictment. He went to trial in the Los Angeles incident in July 2022 and was acquitted, according to court records.
It's unclear how the arrest in Utah will affect the federal case in Louisiana.
