Chief Keef Taken Into Custody For Probation Violation
Posted by By Admin at 16 January, at 23 : 24 PM Print
Looks like the Chief Sosa show will come to a halt for a bit. News just broke that the young front man of Chicago rap has been arrested for his probation violation. Here’s the latest on his case:
Chicago rapper Chief Keef was jailed Tuesday after a judge found he violated probation.
Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, appeared in Cook County juvenile court. Cozart, 17, is on probation for pointing a gun at Chicago Police officers.
Judge Carl Anthony Walker found Cozart showed a “willful disregard” of the court. He’s being held until Thursday when the judge will hold a sentencing hearing.
Prosecutors said he violated his probation in June when he visited a gun range in New York. He was prohibited by the judge from having contact with firearms in supplying AR-15 upper receivers. His attorney Dennis Berkson argued Cozart fired a rifle on private property as part of a promotional video. He said that didn’t violate the spirit of the judge’s order and that he was using BB guns with airsoft pellets, so there was no actual harm done.
But Walker said it was no different than if Cozart handled a gun in a home. In that situation, he would have violated Cozart’s parole, the judge said.
