Judge denies NBA Youngboy bond; must stay in jail until trial

BATON ROUGE- A federal judge has denied rapper NBA Youngboy bond, pending his upcoming trial for weapons charges.

Judge Shelly D. Dick revoked the rapper’s bond, which was set at $540,000 in California last month.

The judge said Gaulden was a threat to society due to his history of violence.

The 21-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kentrell D. Gaulden, was taken into federal custody on March 22, after leading police on a short foot chase.

Gaulden was stopped by police due to an outstanding federal warrant that stemmed from an arrest in 2020. Gaulden was arrested on drugs and weapons charges along with 15 other people during a music video shoot.