Kodak Black was arrested over a traffic stop. There’s a big update

Broward County admin September 10, 2026 0 Comments

Kodak Black was arrested over a traffic stop. There’s a big update

Kodak Black finally caught a break in the legal arena.

The “Tunnel Vision” singer, who has a lengthy rap sheet going back years, won’t have to worry about at least one case anymore.

Broward Circuit Judge Corey B. Friedman on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against the artist over a roadside incident in his hometown of Pompano Beach earlier this year.

The 29-year-old, whose real name is Bill Kapri, turned himself in back in May, accused of one count of fleeing and eluding law enforcement and one count of obstruction/resisting an officer without violence.

According to a probable cause affidavit, at around 3 p.m. Feb. 27, a Broward sheriff’s deputy on patrol pulled alongside Black’s pink Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been stopped and obstructing traffic near MLK Jr. Boulevard. Black kept it moving, but eventually stopped to speak with the deputy.

That’s when an SUV and minivan drove up. Two armed men, later identified to be with Black’s “security” team, got out of the minivan, the report said.

As the deputy was calling for backup, Black drove off in the Jeep, according to the complaint.

Police located the vehicle about 10 minutes later, but another man was behind the wheel, and alone in the car, the complaint says. A warrant was issued for Black’s arrest, and he surrendered to authorities May 14, pleading not guilty.

“The defendant was pulled over, initially failed to stop, and ended up getting into another vehicle and then taking off during the pendency of that stop,” the prosecutor said at the May hearing. “I would note that all of the other individuals that were present were armed. And the defendant was ordered not to leave the scene of the stop and defied that order.”

Black’s longtime defense lawyer Bradford Cohen argued that all members of his client’s security team are licensed to carry with permits.

In a motion to dismiss, Cohen argued the incident was a misunderstanding and that no evidence supported the deputies’ claims that Black attempted to flee.

“The deputy did not request Kapri’s license, did not request a copy of the insurance, did not step away from his patrol vehicle to engage with Kapri or give a lawful order in any meaningful way,” the motion says.

Judge Friedman agreed and tossed the whole thing out.

Cohen believes justice was served and that his famous client, who’s known for giving back to his community and even received keys to the city in his hometown as well as to the city of North Miami last year, is on the right path.

“He does philanthropic events every month we just don’t talk about them. He buys dozens of kids shoes and clothes, donates anonymously to national charities and randomly takes care of individuals’ rent,” Cohen told the Miami Herald. “We just don’t make a big deal about it, because he does it all the time.”