Fetty Wap jailed, accused of holding gun, making death threat on FaceTime
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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Rapper Fetty Wap jailed, accused of holding gun, making death threat on FaceTime Fetty Wap was jailed Monday after U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke revoked the rapper’s bond in a pending drug conspiracy case. (NCD)
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
NEW YORK — Fetty Wap is back behind bars amid allegations that he pointed a firearm and made a death threat during a 2021 FaceTime call, federal prosecutors said.
According to The Associated Press and WABC-TV, the 31-year-old, born Willie Junior Maxwell II, was jailed Monday after U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke revoked the rapper’s bond in a pending drug conspiracy case.
In an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in eastern New York, prosecutors argued that Maxwell, who was released on $500,000 bond following his October 2021 arrest on a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, “did knowingly violate the conditions of his release” during a Dec. 11 video call with an unidentified man referred to as John Doe.
“During this video, the defendant is shown holding a gun and pointing it towards John Doe,” the affidavit said. “The defendant then says to John Doe, ‘Imma kill you and everybody you with,’ which he then repeats one more time.”
The affidavit argued that the video demonstrates “probable cause” that Maxwell “possessed a firearm and intentionally placed another person in reasonable fear of physical injury by displaying a firearm, in violation of state law” and the court’s orders.
Attorneys for Maxwell, who pleaded not guilty to the drug charge, did not immediately respond to the AP’s calls seeking comment, the news agency reported.
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2015: Fetty Wap performs during Billboard Hot 100 Festival - Day 2 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 23, 2015, in Wantagh, New York. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Billboard)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2015: Rapper Fetty Wap performs onstage during 105.1's Powerhouse 2015 at the Barclays Center on October 22, 2015, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2015)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2016: Singers Aloe Blacc and Tori Kelly and rapper Fetty Wap attend the 2016 Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Irving Azoff at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2016: Recording artist Fetty Wap performs onstage at Firefly Music Festival on June 18, 2016, in Dover, Delaware. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Firefly)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2017: Fetty Wap attends the Alexander Wang February 2017 fashion show during New York Fashion Week on February 11, 2017, in New York City. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2017: Rapper Fetty Wap walks the runway wearing look No. 16 for the Philipp Plein Fall/Winter 2017/2018 Women's and Men's Fashion Show at the New York Public Library on February 13, 2017, in New York City. (Concordia/Getty Images for Philipp Plein)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2018: Rapper Fetty Wap performs at Irving Plaza on January 20, 2018, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2019: Fetty Wap attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019, in Newark, New Jersey. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for MTV)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2019: In this handout photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rapper Willie Maxwell, aka Fetty Wap, is seen in a police booking photo after his arrest on three counts of battery September 1, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via Getty Images)
Photos: Fetty Wap through the years 2022: Fetty Wap (left) and Monty (right) of the Remy Boyz pose with designer Abby Kheir (center) at the front row for Abyss By Abby 2023 Collection during Paraiso Miami Beach at the Paraiso Tent on July 14, 2022, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images for Abyss By Abby)
