2016 XXL Freshman Kodak Black has struck a deal with prosecutors that will free him from the Florida jail cell he has been locked up in since May.
The Orlando Sun Sentinal reports that the 19-year old, born Dieuson Octave, appeared in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday, October 16, where he pleaded no contest to charges of robbery, false imprisonment, fleeing a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.
In return, Judge Lisa Porter sentenced him to 12 months of house arrest, followed by 5 years of probation.
Porter agreed to withhold adjudication, meaning Black won't become a convicted felon and will be allowed to tour internationally.
Rapper #KodakBlack pleads no contest to multiple charges against him as they enter into a plea agreement.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Members of @AtlanticRecords executive team plead for judge to defer adjudication for #KodakBlack so he can travel and tour.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Prosecutor says victims involved in #KodakBlack want to see the rapper get another chance.
— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016
Black will have to attend anger management training, community control supervision and perform community service.
Black was arrested 3 times within a 7 month span.
In October 2015, he was picked up in Pompano Beach for allegedly forcing a group of people into a car. He suspected them of breaking into his house.
Black was hauled in again in April 2016 in Hallandale Beach, after police witnessed what they believed to be a drug transaction between a passenger in the rapper's vehicle and another individual.
Cops say they saw the individual hand the passenger cash in exchange for a large bag filled with a "green, leafy substance."
Black reportedly tossed a gun into a dumpster during a subsequent chase, before he was apprehended.
In May he was arrested in Broward County and charged with false imprisonment, robbery without a weapon, operating a vehicle without a viable license and possession of marijuana.
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