An attorney for Boosie Badazz has released a statement following the rapper’s arrest by the feds last week.
The Baton Rouge artist was arrested on the night of May 6 during a traffic stop on Market Street in the Chollas View neighborhood after officers said they found two loaded guns inside the vehicle.
Boosie, real name Torrence Hatch, was facing a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and he pleaded not guilty on Monday, May 15. Last week, prosecutors in San Diego dropped all charges against Boosie – even though they had a virtual airtight case against him.
“The circumstances of Mr. Hatch’s arrest have been widely known since early May. Nevertheless, the federal government waited until Mr. Hatch was set to resolve his state case before filing identical federal charges,” Meghan A. Blanco said. “And then, after they took him into custody, they announced that they were unprepared to proceed with his detention hearing. Because the government was ill-prepared, Mr. Hatch was forced to cancel a number of shows over this historic Juneteenth weekend.”
