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Kevin Gates to be Released from Prison??
It looks like the legal weight which has been sitting on Kevin Gates is about to lift. According to TMZ, the New Orleans rapper will be getting out on parole next Wednesday, January 10. Gates, real name Kevin Jerome Gilyard, got in trouble back in 2015 after he allegedly kicked a fan who grabbed onto his shorts during a concert. The Lakeland, Florida police department filed a criminal complaint against Gates, charging him with simple battery. The Islah spitter was sentenced to six months behind bars and ended up serving five for the assault charge. The day he was to become a free man, a separate weapons-related charge from Illinois…
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Kevin Gates Sentenced to 30 Months
Kevin Jerome Gilyard, 31, known by his stage name of Kevin Gates, of Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a 2013 arrest, according to court records. Police records show Gilyard originally was arrested on an unlawful possession of a handgun charge about 8:10 p.m. Oct. 29, 2013, in the 7200 block of South Stony Island Avenue. Bridgeview Branch Court Judge Neil Linehan gave Gilyard credit for 34 days already spent in jail in the case, according to court records. Gilyard at least twice had warrants issued for his arrest in the case, once in 2013 when he failed to…
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Kevin Gates Back in Jail on Day He Was Supposed to Get Out
Today, rapper Kevin Gates completed his sentence for kicking a woman at a concert in 2015 and was scheduled to be released from jail. But as Gates was being processed out of jail, authorities discovered an outstanding weapons-related warrant. Gates was re-arrested and led back inside the jail. SOURCE: VLADTV
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Kevin Gates Sentenced 180 Days in Jail
A jury of six women took less than two hours to find a rapper guilty on Wednesday of kicking a woman during a performance at a Lakeland, Fl club in 2015. County Judge Sharon Franklin sentenced Kevin Gates to 180 days in jail, three times more than what prosecutors requested for the misdemeanor battery conviction. The sentence came after Gates’ lawyer, Jose Baez of Orlando, requested that Franklin refrain from sentencing Gates to any jail time and instead “fashion a sentence.” “Mr. Gates has been involved in the Make a Wish Foundation,” Baez said. “That would assist the community much more than a 60-day jail sentence.” Franklin asked whether Gates,…
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Judge Denies ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense for Kevin Gates
LAKELAND — A judge on Thursday rejected a motion by rapper Kevin Gates that a misdemeanor battery charge against him be dismissed. Lawyers for Gates argued last week that the charge against him for kicking a fan at a club in Lakeland during a performance should be dropped based on Florida’s “stand your ground” law. But County Judge Sharon Franklin wrote that Gates’ kick was not a justified action in response to Miranda Dixon grabbing his shorts twice. “While a simple act of touching or pushing someone without his or her consent may amount to simple battery, the Court finds that such a minor act does not necessarily rise to such…
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[Mixtape] Geaux Yella – Khoury
Check out BWA artist Geaux Yella’s new mixtape Khoury… I have #15 (Love me Enough pt 2) on repeat! -#theybopwenetwork http://www.audiomack.com/album/kevingates1/khoury
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Welcome to KY [Derby Edition]
Being born and raised in the Bluegrass state I’m fully aware that most people think of 3 things when they think of KY: chicken, basketball, and horses. While moving around the country I often even hear people say they didn’t know there were black people in Kentucky. I’ve even had to argue with guys that I wasn’t from Atlanta or somewhere!!! Not only am I from Kentucky… I am the Queen of Kentucky bayyybeee and with that being said I feel it’s my responsibility to give yall the 411 on DERBY 2016!! If you’ve never been to the KY Derby you’re probably thinking about those horses again.Let me just tell you, as…
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Kevin Gates Marries Mother of His Kids
Kevin Gates made it official with Dreka, his longtime girlfriend and mother of his kids in a lavish wedding ceremony on Saturday (October 18). The Louisiana native shared photos from the day on his Instagram, calling the event “the best thing I ever did.” The “Kno One” emcee opted for a black suit for the wedding, while his bride looked radiant in a white gown that featured two thigh-high slits on either side. Both Kevin and Dreka looked like they were having the time of their lives at the wedding, and you can check out more photos from the event above. If you are also planning to propose to your…
