Florida rapper Hotboii is going through authorized bother as soon as once more.
On Wednesday, July 9, the Orlando native, born Javarri Walker, was arrested in Miami-Dade County for firearm possession by a convicted felon and trespassing on college property with a firearm. In line with police information obtained by XXL, the 24-year-old was launched the following day after posting a $2,500 bond. Not a lot has been shared publicly concerning the circumstances surrounding the arrest, and XXL has reached out to each his authorized staff and native authorities for more information.
Hotboii’s lawyer, Lyle Mazin, dropped an announcement following the arrest: “Mr. Walker has had different violations of probation alleged in opposition to him. Each nonetheless in litigation and we stay assured he will probably be vindicated. He continues to focus all of his power on the loves of life; his son, his music, and his followers. This newest incident occurred throughout the final 24 hours and data remains to be forthcoming.”
This newest run-in provides to a rising record of expenses which have adopted Hotboii over time. His first arrest got here again in 2018 for gun possession, although the case didn’t transfer ahead. In 2020, he acquired hit with two separate arrests — one involving a gun, weed, and resisting an officer, and one other for firearm possession.
In July 2021, issues acquired much more critical when he was arrested on RICO expenses tied to alleged gang exercise. Prosecutors accused him of pushing weapons and gang-related content material by way of Instagram and music. After spending over two years behind bars, his lawyer acquired the case dismissed in 2023. Mazin argued that “438” wasn’t a gang, however a hashtag repping Hotboii’s Pine Hills neighborhood.
Rumors additionally surfaced of one other arrest in Orlando earlier this yr, although nothing official has been confirmed.
