Kevin Gates Released From Prison
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JodyHiighroller
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Damn man breh had his first show booked and everything
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The 31-year-old entertainer was about to be released from the Polk County Jail when the Cook County, Illinois, felony warrant was found.
By Paul Catala
BARTOW — Rapper Kevin Gates will be returning to Illinois to face weapons charges.
The 31-year-old entertainer was about to be released from the Polk County Jail when the Cook County, Ill., felony warrant was found.
He had been serving a 180-day sentence after being convicted in October 2016 for kicking an 19-year-old woman during a performance on Aug. 30, 2015, at a Lakeland nightclub.
During a first appearance hearing at 1 p.m. Friday in the Polk County Courthouse, Gates waived extradition to Cook County. He will be picked up by Illinois authorities within 30 days, said Assistant State Attorney Jake Orr. Chicago is in Cook County.
To waive extradition means a defendant agrees to return to the jurisdiction where he faces charges without a court hearing to determine whether the transfer is justified.
Circuit Judge Kelly Butz ordered him held without bail.
Gates, whose real name is Kevin Jerome Gilyard, is wanted on a felony warrant charging him with a weapons offense, issued by the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Gates has a lengthy rap sheet that includes terms in prison and several gun charges from 2013 in Illinois, including aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
In October, Gates told the six-member County Court jury that he feared being pulled off the stage and he "just kicked at the hands that were grabbing me." He was performing in the Rumors Niteclub, off Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, in front of a packed audience.
Jurors convicted the rapper of the misdeamenor charge.
Miranda Dixon testified that she just wanted to touch the multiplatinum recording artist. She reportedly grabbed at Gates' shorts before being kicked. She said she suffered bruising to her stomach.
Rapper Kevin Gates waives extradition to Illinois on weapons charges
By Paul Catala
BARTOW — Rapper Kevin Gates will be returning to Illinois to face weapons charges.
The 31-year-old entertainer was about to be released from the Polk County Jail when the Cook County, Ill., felony warrant was found.
He had been serving a 180-day sentence after being convicted in October 2016 for kicking an 19-year-old woman during a performance on Aug. 30, 2015, at a Lakeland nightclub.
During a first appearance hearing at 1 p.m. Friday in the Polk County Courthouse, Gates waived extradition to Cook County. He will be picked up by Illinois authorities within 30 days, said Assistant State Attorney Jake Orr. Chicago is in Cook County.
To waive extradition means a defendant agrees to return to the jurisdiction where he faces charges without a court hearing to determine whether the transfer is justified.
Circuit Judge Kelly Butz ordered him held without bail.
Gates, whose real name is Kevin Jerome Gilyard, is wanted on a felony warrant charging him with a weapons offense, issued by the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Gates has a lengthy rap sheet that includes terms in prison and several gun charges from 2013 in Illinois, including aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
In October, Gates told the six-member County Court jury that he feared being pulled off the stage and he "just kicked at the hands that were grabbing me." He was performing in the Rumors Niteclub, off Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, in front of a packed audience.
Jurors convicted the rapper of the misdeamenor charge.
Miranda Dixon testified that she just wanted to touch the multiplatinum recording artist. She reportedly grabbed at Gates' shorts before being kicked. She said she suffered bruising to her stomach.
Rapper Kevin Gates waives extradition to Illinois on weapons charges
It's fukked up that he has to go through all of this right when he was blowing up
At the same time you out here kicking teenage fans, you gotta be smarter than that
At the same time you out here kicking teenage fans, you gotta be smarter than that
JodyHiighroller
Superstar
He asked her nicely to stop grabbin at his lumber.. she continued doin it... punt that bytchIt's fukked up that he has to go through all of this right when he was blowing up
At the same time you out here kicking teenage fans, you gotta be smarter than that
Or kick her out of the show maybe?
JodyHiighroller
Superstar
Security was too slow. He fired them. He did the right thing. Taught that lil bytch a lesson. You know how white folks are. Instead of them seeing it as him teaching her something, they just threw him in jail. I believe the prosecutor didn't even ask for him to do time. The judge was just hating on the black man.
BlackFruitPunch
Banned
Judge taught him a lesson.
JodyHiighroller
Superstar
No. Judge was racist. Prosecutor didn't even want him to do no time. Are you on the white peoples side here breh?
BlackFruitPunch
Banned
Kevin Gates isn't black he's Puerto Rican. So I'm on the black girls side.