The Jacksonville rapper Yungeen Ace (Kenyanta Bullard) was booked by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Friday night for violation of probation.
According to JSO, In October 2017, Bullard was sentenced to 31 months of Drug Offender Probation. The probation prohibits the possession of a firearm, which he was found to be violating.
Bullard survived a shooting near the St. Johns Town Center earlier this week is now behind bars. His younger brother and two friends died from that same drive-by shooting.
After he was released from a hospital, he reported to state probation, where he was taken into custody by JSO Friday around 6:30 p.m., according to JSO's Facebook post.
His attorney, David Haas, says his client should still be in the hospital right now.
“He’s on heavy pain medication,” Haas said. “He has 13 bullet holes and about 8 bullets in him that have not been removed yet.”
Haas said 20-year-old Bullard had to leave the hospital early because he didn’t have health insurance.
Since his arrest “World Star,” a popular hip-hop blog, wrote about it on Instagram, calling for the public to contact JSO. It received thousands of likes and comments.
JSO posted on Facebook that they are "receiving hundreds of calls in our Communications Center in a short amount of time due to a social media post."
First Coast News is currently searching for the social media post referenced here, but the police want the public to know that the post is spreading false information about Bullard's arrest, saying he is supposed to be in the hospital but is now in jail instead.
Police advised the public that he was already released from the hospital when he was arrested and reported to state probation himself.
JSO also had to inform the public that "the misuse of 911 or the 911 system is an offense you can be arrested for," and that "the calls coming in are delaying people who need police assistance for true emergencies and police responses."
