Following YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s arrest in Tallahassee, Florida, the Baton Rouge-based rapper has been extradited to Georgia’s Ware County Jail, according to county records. TMZ reports the judge handling the case is holding him without bail.
YoungBoy was arrested on a fugitive warrant on Saturday (February 24) and is facing charges of assault, weapons violations and kidnapping after allegedly beating his girlfriend, Jania Jackson.
Video of the incident surfaced online and shows the two entangled in an altercation at a hotel. YoungBoy can been seen throwing Jackson to the ground outside of their room before he picks her up and drags her through the hall.
Jackson went live on social media after the footage emerged to say that the two of them were just “playing.”
Last year, YoungBoy was arrested on two charges of attempted murder but wound up pleading guilty to one count of aggravated assault with a firearm. The 19-year-old was released from prison last May.
YoungBoy’s debut album, Until Death Called My Name, is expected to arrive on Friday (March 2).
(The original version of this article was published on February 25, 2018 and can be found below.)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again aka NBA YoungBoy found himself on the wrong side of the law once again. The up-and-coming Baton Rouge rapper was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant on Saturday (February 24) in Tallahassee, Florida.
YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was in Tallahassee to perform at The Moon nightclub. Police pulled over his tour bus for an unknown reason and realized he was a fugitive after running his name through their records, according to TMZ.
According to Leon County Sheriff’s Department inmate database, YoungBoy’s warrant comes from pending charges in Georgia. He’s reportedly facing charges of assault, weapons violations and kidnapping. He is due in court on Monday (February 26).
YoungBoy’s latest arrest comes at an inopportune time in his career. He’s been preparing for the release of his debut album, Until Death Call My Name, which is scheduled to drop on Friday (March 2) via Atlantic Records.
UPDATE: Surveillance video of an alleged altercation between YoungBoy and his girlfriend at hotel in Georgia has emerged online. The footage reportedly was the source for the arrest warrant. In an Instagram Live stream, his girlfriend Jania confirmed she’s the woman in the video but contends the two were “playing.”
RAPPER NBA YOUNGBOY ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING WARRANT N HIS GIRL JANIA RIDING WITH HIM TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF #TheSavageRoom #Savage pic.twitter.com/ZLVB5uepwS
— TheSavageRoom (@the_savage_room) February 25, 2018
Pt 2 RAPPER NBA YOUNGBOY ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING WARRANT N HIS GIRL JANIA RIDING WITH HIM TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF #TheSavageRoom #Savage pic.twitter.com/AXlrLGPYHC
— TheSavageRoom (@the_savage_room) February 25, 2018
Pt 3 RAPPER NBA YOUNGBOY ARRESTED ON KIDNAPPING WARRANT N HIS GIRL JANIA RIDING WITH HIM TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF #TheSavageRoom #Savage pic.twitter.com/L5V9vbQNmz — TheSavageRoom (@the_savage_room) February 25, 2018
Never broke but wearing Puma
Uh yeah
You sound Like a female.. uh yeahhh.. haha foh..
Your Label ATLANTIC must be ‘Proud’…. they invest in an IGNORANT CRIMINAL who gets sent to PRISON on their ‘Release Date’ of their investment….. NO WONDER these labels are DONE with f*ckin’ with the IDIOT mumble bumble fumble crumble stumble cRappers! #ReturnToRealTalent
He just changed his name to Never Free Again
“He dindu n.uffin he a good boy” -black community in unison
*Shrugs*…… One less trash ass rapper
TRUE SHIT MAN THE GAME FULL OFF WEIRDOS NOWADAYS
He will change his name to Im’a Ben Dover stick it in me
More like Uncle Ben Dover.. fuckin black piece of shit he is
i swear these nasty noggers never learn
I hate them all
Should change his name to YoungBoy Always Arrested Again.
Let’s see, So I gots……..Youngboy New Bail Arraignment, Youngboy Noted Bitch Assaulter, Youngboy Negated By Atlantic, Youngboy Never Be Admired, Youngboy No Brain Asshat, Youngboy Neanderthal Behaving Awfully, Youngboy Needless Barbaric Attitude,
Youngboy Neurotic Belligerent Asshole, Youngboy Notorious Bop Abuser, Youngboy Next Broke Artist, Youngboy Newly Booked Assailant………. annnnd Youngboy Numerous Beating Arrests………can’t think of anymore lol
Some women will take an ass kicking every now and then as long as the dude has money smh
This video was exposed a long time ago.
Whole lotta jail time and lawyer money shit…
What a pussy. This dumbass needs his ass whipped.
You don’t gotta lie girl your young
Life more important than $$$
Where is this little girl parents, this what happen when children go unsupervised crap like this he is better off with you because if he hit the wrong young lady and she got brothers who don’t play it will be different story on HHDX
You need to check out her response saying ” We play like that all the time” ( at the airport etc) and she added ” we wave at people” when they look at them displaying aggression of love spats…. Yo guys, the wrong female can bring the wrong stuff up out of you at the wrong time and place and SHE DON’T HAVE A CAREER to jeopardize. If someone know NBA youngboy ya’ll should tell him this chick is not for him- he sitting in jail, so she bringing the wrong stuff out of him. Red flag for early domestic violence and No Bail is serious,
That was hard to watch… His rap career is probably over and his girlfriend needs to get a clue and know her self worth. That’s a pretty young female who should be in school getting the most out of her education rather than following a bum on probation around. smh
This is very strangely similar to that video of “Famous Dex” from a few years back. Never did hear what ended up happening to that guy…
THAT’S MY GRANDSON HE NEVER HURT ANYBODY
Sadly having no father to teach him is one thing, then the other thing is we black males witness this at home – so just imagine my mother being the bully and aggressor but its not on camera. I say this to add : Possessiveness is a 2 way street, males can be provoked, incited or tricked into believing a females jealousy is harmless and envision the cave man mentality where females love the male manhandling them and it turns them on? Their both so young and never learned public manners or etiquette in hotels and I am not passing judgement, Just saying females pick the worse possible time to make scenes and this is a example his career can suffer cause Chris Brown wen thru this and Rihanna was the aggressor while he was driving the car, but society saw her bruises and jumped to her defense
I’m sick of hearing about this bullshit about, the why these young men of color act out and do all this dumb shit because they didn’t have a father/ positive role model in their lives. I grew up with no grandfather, no grandmother, and no father in my life, just my mother. I’m far from perfect, but I’m doing quite well for myself without that fuck boy shit….True..we all make dumb mistakes, that’s all part of growing up, but this kid is just straight dumb…..period.
PLEASE explain why this ugly, dented headed, dumb and ignorant trash is famous!
I forgot violent, women beating piece of shit, that was NOT “playing”
Lets see what we have here. The DA has video and statement of hearimg commotion. NBA YOUNGBOY has girlfriend statement in his favor. Case passed. Florida police pull over tour bus for unknown reason and does a complete check on all people in bus. Judge orders no bail. I rule corruption. Georgia began as a prison colony where the other states sent their prisoners. Georgia grew to statehood when it overpopulated. However, imprisoning others has not changed. Mainly people of color are the ones who fall victim to the criminal system in Georgia. The female witness in the video claims the assault is fabricated. Yet judge rules no bail. The system knows it cannot complete the conviction so why not keep him in there till its ruled a mistrial. #freedom #America #CHAVEZFITNESS
sup boy