Kodak Black has been arrested for the second time in eight days. The 28-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, surrendered to authorities in Florida on Thursday, May 14, and was booked into Broward County Jail on charges of resisting an officer without violence and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Both charges are currently listed as pending trial. His bond on the new charges was set at zero dollars.
The arrest comes just eight days after Kapri was taken into custody on a felony charge of trafficking MDMA, a case in which he pleaded not guilty on May 7. A judge set bond at $75,000, citing Kapri’s 12 previous felony convictions, two misdemeanor convictions, and one prior failure to appear in court. He later bonded out before the second arrest occurred.
Kapri’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, responded to Thursday’s arrest with language that made clear the defense intends to challenge the charges aggressively. “This is a self-surrender from yet another ‘investigation’ that just happened to also take five months to investigate for allegedly fleeing and eluding,” Cohen told TMZ. He continued: “It’s not unexpected, as this is usually the procedure we go through where there is an unfounded weak arrest and then followed up by yet another arrest for cases that allegedly take 5 or 6 months to investigate. At this point I think everyone agrees that Kodak is consistently being targeted.”
The Broward County charges stem from a separate incident from the Orlando MDMA case, adding a second active legal matter to a situation already complicated by a lengthy criminal record.
Kodak Black Arrested in Florida: The MDMA Case That Started It
Kodak Black has been arrested for resisting and eluding a police officer in Florida.
The rapper was booked in his hometown of Pompano Beach, Fla., on Thursday (May 14), according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office records obtained by XXL. Kodak faces two charges of resisting an… pic.twitter.com/XxAXdDJzpQ
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The May 6 MDMA trafficking arrest originated from a November 2025 incident outside the Children’s Safety Village in Orlando, where police responded to reports of gunfire. According to the arrest affidavit, an officer reported smelling marijuana coming from a parked vehicle at the scene. Police say Kapri approached officers while they were searching the car, and investigators later tied several items found at the location to the rapper through social media posts.
Officers allegedly discovered a pair of pink scissors on the floor of one of the vehicles that matched scissors Kapri had posted on Instagram roughly a week earlier. A ring recovered at the scene was also said to resemble one visible in another social media photo. Investigators further alleged that a firearm recovered from one of the vehicles appeared similar to one Kapri had previously displayed online.
Police additionally reported finding drugs inside one of the vehicles, forming the basis of the MDMA trafficking charge. Kapri pleaded not guilty on May 7 and requested a jury trial.
A Defense Strategy Built Around Claims of Targeting
Kodak Black has been arrested in Florida for drug trafficking.
On Wednesday (May 6), Yak was booked in Orange County, Fla., according to police records obtained by XXL. He faces one count of trafficking MDMA, a synthetic, psychoactive drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic… pic.twitter.com/BIhtWv55uG
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) May 7, 2026
The timeline surrounding both arrests, one tied to a November 2025 incident and another linked to an investigation Cohen says took several months, has helped shape the defense’s broader argument that Kapri is being unfairly targeted by law enforcement. Whether that argument ultimately resonates in court will depend on the evidence presented, but it reflects a pattern the defense has repeatedly pointed to throughout Kapri’s legal history.
The judge who set the $75,000 bond in the MDMA case explicitly referenced the weight of that history. Twelve prior felony convictions represent a significant criminal record, and courts often consider that background when determining bond and handling new charges. Kapri has now been arrested twice within eight days and is facing two separate active criminal cases in Florida. While the first case carries bond conditions, the second arrest currently lists a zero-dollar bond at booking.
Cohen’s comments suggest the defense may attempt to frame both arrests as part of a broader pattern rather than treat them as isolated incidents. How effective that strategy proves will likely become clearer as both cases move toward future hearings.
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