NBA YoungBoy’s Defense Lawyer Says Gun Was Never Tested For Fingerprints
NBA Youngboy is currently on trial for a firearm possession charge in Los Angeles, which stems from a traffic stop where a FN .45 caliber pistol was found. However, his lawyer claims the rapper was unaware a weapon was in his vehicle.
According to Rolling Stone, FBI Forensic Examiner Icel Kuznetsova said there were no fingerprints on the weapon or ammunition.
On Wednesday, defense lawyer for NBA Youngboy, born Kentrell Gaulden, Andrew Flier asked Kuznetsova, “There’s no evidence based on any of your analysis that shows that Mr. Gaulden touched those particular items at all, is that correct?”
“I did not develop any prints on these items,” Kuznetsova said. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Rajesh Srinivasan, Kuznetsova said no usable prints were not unusual.
According to the indictment, in March of 2021, LAPD officers surveilled Youngboy as he hopped into his new Mercedes GLS 200 Maybach, which had been purchased just over a week before. He was pulled over and reportedly fled the scene.A FN .45 caliber pistol was discovered, but Youngboy maintains he did know there was a weapon in the car and someone else hid the firearm in the vehicle.
The rapper is also involved in a separate case in Louisiana, where he’s being charged for illegally possessing drugs and firearms discovered during a September 2020 arrest in Baton Rouge.
NBA Youngboy has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
