BOBBY Shmurda is a rapper who was jailed after a drug trafficking sting.
Shmurda, 26, whose real name is Ackquille Jean Pollard, was booked by the New York Police Department in December 2014.
He was booked by the NYPD after a drug raid on a Manhattan studio in 2014
He was booked by the NYPD after a drug raid on a Manhattan studio in 2014Credit: Getty Images – Getty
In 2016, he got seven years in prison, which was reduced to five years.
But why was Bobby Shmurda arrested and when is he set for release?
Who is Bobby Shmurda?
Florida-born Shmurda is a rapper and songwriter originally from Miami.
His mom, Leslie Pollard, moved the family to East Flatbush in Brooklyn after his father was incarcerated.
Shmurda’s dad, Gervase Johnson, was convicted of attempted murder in 1995 and sentenced to life when his son was two months old.
In December 2014, cops raided the studio Quad Recording in Manhattan where Tupac Shakur was shot in 1994 and arrested Shmurda in a car outside.
He was just 20 years old at the time.
Shmurda has been held at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
Why did he get 7 years in jail?
Cops said Shmurda was the ringleader of a criminal street gang called “GS9.”
They said this group feuded with other gangs and was responsible for murders, shootings and drug trafficking turf wars.
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that cops arrested Pollard on conspiracy, reckless endangerment and gun possession after he left the recording studio near Radio City Music Hall in December 2014.
The investigation unearthed a whopping 21 guns – including a handgun allegedly concealed in a duffle bag on Shmurda’s lap at the time of his arrest.
He is being held at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York
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He is being held at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New YorkCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Shmurda claimed his attorney forced him to plead guilty
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Shmurda claimed his attorney forced him to plead guilty Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Shmurda and others – including his brother Jayese – were charged in 69-count indictment, including murder, attempted murder, dealing drugs, and weapons possession.
In 2016, he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to possess weapons and possession of a weapon.
He was sentenced to seven years in prison, which was eventually reduced to five years.
Shmurda tried to withdraw his plea, claiming his attorney “forced” him to take it.
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