The 27-year-old was pulled over by the Atlanta Police Airport Division for ‘illegally tinted windows’ in July 2018, according to TMZ, when a search of the vehicle the rapper was driving allegedly found a gun and marijuana.
Offset – real name Kiari Cephus – was booked into Clayton County Jail at 6.42pm and was charged with two felonies, possession of a weapon during a crime and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Now it’s been claimed the book could be thrown at him and he could be sent to prison for 12 years.
As the felony charged centred on him already having been convicted in the past, despite him not being on probation at the time it could land him with time behind bars.
‘Focusing on the felony gun possession charge, the simplest scenario is that, if Offset is indeed a convicted felon, and if he did receive, transport or possess a weapon, and if this is his first time doing so as a convicted felon, he could face a one to 10 year sentence that may or may not include time in prison. The Judge can impose a fine of up to $100,000 (£77,000),’ criminal defense attorney Alan J Levine told HollywoodLife.com.
The two other charges of illegally changing lanes as well as possession of marijuana also carry a one-year sentence and $1,000 (£775) each, as the rapper prepared to appear in court in May.
However, having pleaded not guilty to the charges, Levine added a ‘sympathetic’ judge could see him avoid prison altogether.
‘Jail is not imminent,’ he continued. ‘Even if he were sentenced for the felony gun possession, the Judge has the discretion to probate or suspend Offset’s sentence.
Also, the District Attorney and Offset’s defense lawyers may come to a negotiation for a sentence that does not involve jail.’
Offset was jailed in 2013 for violating probation he received for prior convictions of theft and burglary.
And in 2015, he and his Migos bandmates Quavo and Takeoff were all arrested during a concert at Georgia Southern University.
Offset was charged with possession of an unspecified schedule II narcotic, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm in a school safety zone, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
He spent eight months in custody before accepting a plea deal, which involved serving five years of probation.
Offset – real name Kiari Cephus – was booked into Clayton County Jail at 6.42pm and was charged with two felonies, possession of a weapon during a crime and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Now it’s been claimed the book could be thrown at him and he could be sent to prison for 12 years.
As the felony charged centred on him already having been convicted in the past, despite him not being on probation at the time it could land him with time behind bars.
‘Focusing on the felony gun possession charge, the simplest scenario is that, if Offset is indeed a convicted felon, and if he did receive, transport or possess a weapon, and if this is his first time doing so as a convicted felon, he could face a one to 10 year sentence that may or may not include time in prison. The Judge can impose a fine of up to $100,000 (£77,000),’ criminal defense attorney Alan J Levine told HollywoodLife.com.
The two other charges of illegally changing lanes as well as possession of marijuana also carry a one-year sentence and $1,000 (£775) each, as the rapper prepared to appear in court in May.
However, having pleaded not guilty to the charges, Levine added a ‘sympathetic’ judge could see him avoid prison altogether.
‘Jail is not imminent,’ he continued. ‘Even if he were sentenced for the felony gun possession, the Judge has the discretion to probate or suspend Offset’s sentence.
Also, the District Attorney and Offset’s defense lawyers may come to a negotiation for a sentence that does not involve jail.’
Offset was jailed in 2013 for violating probation he received for prior convictions of theft and burglary.
And in 2015, he and his Migos bandmates Quavo and Takeoff were all arrested during a concert at Georgia Southern University.
Offset was charged with possession of an unspecified schedule II narcotic, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm in a school safety zone, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
He spent eight months in custody before accepting a plea deal, which involved serving five years of probation.
