Black Rob
arrested on outstanding Fugitive Warrant
MTV.com
reports: Bad Boy Records rapper Black Rob is in
police custody after being picked up on a fugitive
warrant February 24 in New Jersey.
The troubled MC (born Robert Ross) was due to turn
himself in January 24 to serve time for a burglary
charge from 2004 but never showed up. He was
MIA until members of a federal task force caught
him at an undisclosed location last week,
according to a spokesperson for the rapper.
Rob was originally arrested at New York's On the
Ave Hotel in November 2004 after a hotel security
camera tape showed him leaving a female guest's
room with her pocketbook (see "Rapper Black Rob
Arrested For Burglary"). He was booked for
burglary and criminal possession of stolen
property.
According to the spokesperson, Rob pleaded guilty
on November 15 to criminal possession of stolen
property, a felony, and was sentenced to two to
six years in prison. He remained free on bail but
did not show up as arranged on January 24, at
which time a bench warrant was issued for his
arrest. The rapper was not heard from until he was
picked up by authorities.
A spokesperson for the Manhattan district
attorney's office said there is no information on
where Rob was found but confirmed that he was
picked up by federal marshals. Spokesperson Edison
Alban said at this point the DA's office isn't
even sure where Rob is. "He's under the custody of
the federal task force, and it seems as if he's in
New Jersey, but we can't confirm what happened to
him after the 24th," Alban said. "We're still
trying to get more information."
