Prosecutors couldn’t prove the MDMA was his, and that was enough. Kodak Black walked away from a potential drug trafficking charge after Orange County officials decided the evidence linking him to 25 grams of MDMA found in a pink bag inside a Lamborghini SUV just didn’t clear the bar needed to prosecute.
The May arrest had looked messy on paper. Documents with Kodak’s name were inside the bag, and items in it reportedly matched things he’d posted on Instagram, but that still wasn’t enough for prosecutors to feel confident taking it to court.
It’s the second time in a week that a case against the 29-year-old rapper has collapsed. Just days before the Orange County decision, a Broward County judge threw out a fleeing and eluding charge from a February traffic stop, ruling that the initial encounter between Kodak and police was consensual and that no lawful order had actually been given for him to stop.
His attorney Bradford Cohen didn’t hold back when talking to reporters. This week was very good for Mr. Kapri, he’s relieved,” Cohen said, using Kodak’s legal name, Bill Kapri.
Cohen also took a moment to single out the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office specifically, calling their handling of the case fair.
He contrasted their approach with other prosecutors he’s dealt with, suggesting some offices let an artist’s celebrity status influence charging decisions in ways that aren’t always favorable to the defendant.
That’s a pointed comment, and it lands with some weight given how much legal turbulence Kodak has navigated over the years.
He’s dealt with everything from weapons charges to a federal sentence that was commuted by President Trump in 2021, so his team knows what it looks like when a case goes the other direction.
The Orange County case itself stemmed from a November incident near a nonprofit in west Orlando, where the Lamborghini SUV was stopped and searched.
The MDMA was found in that pink bag, and while the circumstantial connections to Kodak were there, circumstantial only goes so far when you’re trying to prove possession beyond a reasonable doubt.
Cohen’s broader point about prosecutorial bias toward famous defendants is something defense attorneys have raised in other high-profile cases too.
The argument cuts both ways, with some critics suggesting celebrity defendants actually benefit from having the resources to fight charges that ordinary people might plead out on, while others, like Cohen, argue that fame can make prosecutors more aggressive, not less.
For now, Kodak’s team is treating this week as a clean sweep. Two cases, two outcomes in his favor, and Cohen is clearly feeling the momentum from both wins.
Whether that momentum holds if any new legal situations surface is another question entirely.
