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NBA YoungBoy is facing even more charges in connection to his ongoing prescription drug fraud case.
According to a report KUTV published on Wednesday, May 1, the Baton Rouge, La. native was denied bail and ordered to remain in custody until further notice following a motion made by the Weber County Attorney's Office. YB was also hit with three new charges in addition to the 63 he's currently facing. The accomplished rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, was originally charged with identity fraud, forgery, possession of a controlled substance and more. Now he's been charged with possession of a weapon by a felon and two counts of fraudulently obtaining a prescription.
"Even strict federal pre-trial supervision was unable to thwart his criminal activities and associations," wrote Deputy Weber County Attorney Clark Harms. "Finally, defendant is charged with a felony and there is substantial evidence to support the charge and clear and convincing evidence that he violated several material conditions of his federal pre-trail release."
NBA YoungBoy is currently being held at the Cache County jail in Utah. He's been there since he was arrested over two weeks ago following a year-long investigation into a series of fraudulent prescriptions that were called into pharmacies across the state. According to findings listed in a 10-page affidavit, YB and his associates allegedly spent months impersonating authentic doctors to obtain prescriptions for promethazine with codeine. On their final attempt to pick up the cough syrup, YB's associates got arrested by police. The report claims YB used a fake name "Gwendolyn Cox" and disguised his voice to convince police he was the recipient of the prescription.
"During the conversation with 'Gwendolyn' it was very clear that a fake voice was being used," the affidavit says. "'Gwendolyn' sounded as though she was a much younger male from the southern states. Gwendolyn made a statement 'well I axed her to and she said that she'll have you call me.' According to your Affiant's training and experience and having lived in the Southern United States, the terminology in replacing the work 'ask' with 'axe' or other variations, is consistent with a southern dialect in states such as Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and other southern states."
The 24-year-old was arrested at his home in Utah, where he'd been living under house arrest for the past few years. He'll have to remain behind bars as he waits for his preliminary hearing on May 9 to discuss his bail.