Rod Wave Arrested In Florida For Possession Of Firearm By Convicted Felon

Rod Wave Arrested In Florida For Possession Of Firearm By Convicted Felon

Rod Wave has reportedly been arrested in Florida. According to reports reaching us at Dreddsworld, the rapper whose real name is Rodarius Marcell Green, was arrested for possession of firearm by convicted felon.

Last month, the 23-year-old was arrested in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday night (May 1) on a felony charge of battery by strangulation.

According to a charge report on the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office site, Rod Wave was booked into jail just after midnight on the charge after his arrest by the St. Petersburg Police Dept.

 

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At press time, a spokesperson for Rod Wave had no comment on the arrest, and a spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department had no additional comment, but confirmed that the rapper was booked on a warrant for domestic battery by strangulation that originated in Osceola County, Fla., in the alleged incident.

Rod at the time posted an Instagram Story that appeared to show the arrest, with images of flashing police lights and Green “shaking his head.”

The rapper’s 2021 Dodge Durango was pulled over “after a traffic infraction,” which led to his arrest by the St. Petersburg police at 10:34 p.m. on an out-of-county warrant reportedly issued by Osceola County.

Rod Wave broke into limelight in 2019 with “Heart on Ice,” which peaked at No. 25 on Billboard Hot 100. His 2021 release, SoulFly, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200. He released “Cold December,” the lead single from his upcoming third album earlier this year, on which he reminisces about past romantic relationships over a sample of Hank Williams Jr.’s “OD’d in December.”