Quando Rondo Pleads Guilty In Fed Case
Quando Rondo has formally pleaded responsible within the federal case that accused the rapper of being concerned in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
According to WTOC, the Georgia rapper entered his plea throughout a courtroom listening to on Tuesday (August 13) – after beforehand having come to a plea settlement for a lesser cost again in June.
Rondo was initially dealing with as much as 20 years in jail after being arrested together with 18 different males final June on costs of weapon possession, drug conspiracy and collaborating in gang exercise. As a part of the settlement, nonetheless, he now solely faces as much as 5 years in jail .
A pre-sentencing investigation will now observe, with Rondo scheduled to be sentenced by a federal decide on December 12.
Talking to reporters at a press convention on the conclusion of courtroom, the rapper apologized to his hometown and his household and mates.
“I really wanna give an apology to the city of Savannah,” he mentioned. “And I wanna give an apology to my family and friends, loved ones and most of all my daughters for taking all my family and all my loved ones through this stressful point.”
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When arrested, Rondo (actual identify Tyquian Bowman) was charged with 14 counts together with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm by a prohibited individual and conspiracy to intervene with commerce by theft, in addition to conspiring with others to own and distribute medicine together with methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana.
He was beforehand charged with two counts of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s managed substances regulation, one rely of collaborating in legal exercise affiliated with a avenue gang, and one rely of unlawful use of a mobile phone to facilitate a drug deal.
The 25-year-old was launched from jail on bond shortly earlier than Christmas after paying $100,000 bail.
Quando was then placed on home arrest and had numerous bail circumstances he needed to strictly adhere to together with enrolling in substance abuse therapy, surrendering his passport, having his location monitored, avoiding contact with any victims, witnesses or co-defendants and never altering his cellphone quantity.
