Judge declines to jail Chief Keef after ‘no credible evidence’

[hustlemania]

Over and over, prosecutors have tried to put Chicago rapper Chief Keef behind bars for allegedly violating his probation.

On Wednesday, the 17-year-old musician managed to stay out of jail again.

Cook County Juvenile Court Judge Carl Anthony Walker said he found “no credible evidence” the rapper was living in upscale Northbrook — instead of the address in south suburban Dolton that he gave his probation officer.

Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, is on probation for pointing a gun at Chicago Police officers. Last month, he released a new album “Finally Rich” to mixed reviews.

The judge allowed Cozart to remain free until a Jan. 28 hearing involving the Northbrook allegation as well as Cozart’s alleged visit to a gun range. Prosecutors say he’s shown holding a gun in a videotaped trip to a New York range in April — a probation violation because he’s not supposed to possess firearms.

On Wednesday, a probation officer testified that she left phone messages for Cozart between Dec. 18 and Dec. 31 — but he didn’t respond.

His uncle returned a text message on Dec. 18 saying they were at a shopping center in Northbrook, the probation officer said. But neither Cozart nor his uncle notified the probation officer that he was living in Northbrook, prosecutors said.

Cozart is required to notify his probation officer about his movements, prosecutors said.

A police report shows Northbrook officers visited a home in the suburb on Dec. 10 and the rapper told them he was staying there with an uncle, prosecutors said.

Cozart was supposed to be living in Dolton, prosecutors said. Authorities visited the Dolton home and neighbors said Cozart doesn’t live there anymore, prosecutors said.

Cozart’s lawyer Dennis Berkson called the attempt to jail his client ridiculous.

The rapper was working at a manager’s home in Northbrook in a recording studio set up there, Berkson said. Cozart may have slept there overnight but his permanent residence is still in Dolton, he said.

“He’s working — he’s done what he’s supposed to do,” Berkson said of his client.

He added that police visited the Northbrook home as a “courtesy” to let Cozart know people were driving past, taking pictures. Police notified Cozart of the potential for trouble, his lawyer said.

Cozart stood silently before the judge in a dark parka with a fur-lined hood and tan pants.

Outside court, his grandmother, Margaret Carter, said she thinks authorities are harassing him because of his recent success.

“Chicago don’t love its own,” she said. “They don’t care who they hurt — and it’s hurting me.”

In September, a fellow teen rapper, Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman, was shot to death following a war of words with Cozart on Twitter. Sources say Cozart has ties to the Black Disciples street gang, while Coleman was linked to a faction of the Gangster Disciples. Police are investigating whether Coleman’s killing was a result of a conflict between the gangs, but Cozart hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing in the case.

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[the cac mamba]

as much as i support keepin this dude as far away from the booth as possible, that was a bullshyt ass charge. glad hes not goin in

 

[Capitol]

Still gotta wait till the 28th to see if he is officially out of the woods....

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

They trying anything to lock him up.

 

[SummerNights]

so thats where the interscope loan ended up

 

[BlackZilla]

Chief Keef sucks, but damn. Those guys are on his ass to put him in jail.

Oh well, like @Capitol said, gotta wait a bit more to really see if he's out of the wooods.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

how you still breathing after pointing a gun at a cop


ex: this video below.... dude was on the PHONE with 911 being chased by LAPD tlling th 911 oeprator that he has no WEAPONS and that hes scared the COPS WILL KILL HIM....

and they shot him 90 times..




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[Yecht]

shytty ass bootleg Chicago CAC judges and prosecutors....here's how that shyt would have went down in NYC:

Your honor, allow me to introduce exhibit A

*points at chief keef*

Look at this fukkboi right here.

Guilty

*Pounds Gavel*

Next case....

 

[Kings County]

how you still breathing after pointing a gun at a cop

cant be real

they woulda lit his ass up like a christmas display

u dont get probation for attempted murder of a cop b :grr:

 

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

their reaching:

he moved to richer part of Chicago to be away from the mayhem - jail him
he taking a picture at g store for media outlet - jail him

smh

 

[Tom]

Jo Jo worlddddddddddddddddddddddddd

 

[call_me_step_daddy]

cant be real

they woulda lit his ass up like a christmas display

u dont get probation for attempted murder of a cop b :grr:

it isn't an attempt murder unless he actually fire the gun..this is all he did

 

[Kings County]

it isn't an attempt murder unless he actually fire the gun..this is all he did

Chief Keef - Aimed At You | Shot by @DGainzBeats - YouTube

he aimed a gun at the cops and they didnt put holes in him

 

[LiIZaneFan1978]

Why the fukk is the text centered I'm out

 

[call_me_step_daddy]

he aimed a gun at the cops and they didnt put holes in him

"But last year, on Dec. 4, Chief Keef's rap career changed. That afternoon, gunshots were fired from a Blue Pontiac Grand Prix in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, just South of Hyde Park, and when police arrived at the scene, a suspect allegedly pointed a gun at them. The officers fired a shot back. Two young men, including Chief Keef, were apprehended; a third escaped. Rumors swirled that Keef had been killed in a shootout with police; in fact, he'd been arrested and charged with aggravated UUW, or unlawful use of a weapon.