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Kevin Gates Offered Plea Deal
BARTOW — The State Attorney’s Office made a plea offer of jail time and probation in rapper Kevin Gates‘ battery case. Gates, whose real name is Kevin Jerome Gilyard, was not at a hearing Thursday when County Judge Sharon Franklin set a trial date for Oct. 24. Neither side would discuss details of the proposed plea deal. Gates’ lawyer, Sean Landers, said he planned to discuss the details of the offer with Gates. If convicted, Gates faces up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor battery charge. Gates is accused of kicking 19-year-old Miranda Dixon on Aug. 30, 2015, at Rumors Niteclub, located off Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, while he…
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Katt Williams Released on $60,000 Bond
According to Billboard, Katt Williams was released on $60,000 bond after allegedly threatening to kill his bodyguard, Corey Dixon, during an attack inside the comedian’s Georgia home. Katt was reportedly ordered to stay away from the bodyguard and abstain from drug and alcohol use. Katt’s attorneys said that he would surrender his passport while out on bond, as he faces charges of terroristic threats, false imprisonment and aggravated assault. SOURCE: VLADTV
