MTV’s Making The Band competition series ran from 2002 to 2009. Helmed by Diddy, the show led to several acts, including O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang. But now, one of the former contestants has reportedly landed in serious trouble.
According to TMZ, Kevin “Chopper” Barnes of Da Band was arrested for sex trafficking in Maryland earlier this month. He’s currently being extradited back to Las Vegas where law enforcement accuses him of being a pimp.
Chopper was busted after he allegedly direct messaged an undercover vice detective in Nevada posing as a sex worker with an offer to make money through prostitution. The undercover cop says they searched Chopper’s Instagram account and discovered several posts related to prostitution and pimping,
One image features Chopper inside a plane with a phone alongside the caption, “Sending em,” with a money bag and crown emoji.
The undercover cop explained they launched an investigation into Chopper after “seeing social media evidence of a potential sex trafficking operation.”
Chopper also called them and boasted about frequent traveling and owning seven homes across the country, including one in Sin City. He noted Las Vegas wasn’t a “safe place” to do business though due to law enforcement “cracking down.” Still, he offered to make the undercover cop part of his “team” and “stable.”
Chopper later became “aggressive” with the officer when they were hesitant to fly to Charlotte, North Carolina to join his “stable.” He demanded a $2,000 fee as he tried to “verbally force” the cop to make the trip. After adding up the evidence, the police determined there was then enough evidence to arrest and charge Chopper with felony sex trafficking.
I don’t blame him. Most people aren’t the same after experiencing Diddy.
Diddy be turning these dudes into butt rangers just like himself except he’s also taking their souls, dignity, and pride away from them too.
This guy was a wack mc, never did like his lyrics
Dude really tried to force the detective to fly out and demanded 2gs….What a P.O.S
Real Ps have fees & I wouldnt accept 2K in 1995 haha, anyway whi te folks entertainers athletes hef hof can fly women out and its a tax deduction biz expense but a bla ck man flying a woman out is human traffi cking lol so you never pay for the ticket thats coercion thats also been known since the 90s, chopper must have a terrible stable with that low fee, to much risk real PROs know what its for they should be stacking that every few days
Now it wouldn’t be surprise if he turned out to be a gay pimp.
somebody steip search this f@g! Hahaha
DUDE IS ONLY FAMOUS FOR ROCKING SOME UGLY ASS MICHAEL JORDAN SUIT IN THE 2000S
uber lyft doordsah grub hub shipt are the real human traffickers no tme for the millions of times they do it per day, but fbi get paid to set up fake (entrapment fraud against tos) ig n socila media accounts to go after choppa because he flaunting his fake lifestyle on ig? hahahahaha tax dollas hard at work folks i can demand you do anything i want on the phone is jus role playin occifer its up to the talent to obey or ignore, are women equal? can they make their own decisions on who to pay or who to hop on a flight and submit too hahahahahaha fbi sum clowns on this one when they find out choppa has a 1 bedroom with bunk beds and the private jet was rented for a photo op
I think he was one of the few that had talent on that show.
this dude used to trick off with kat stacks jayla starr and other d list po rno wannabe PROs prob soaked up a bunch of game from their Ps and tried to run with it and look where it got em