{"id":264482,"date":"2026-05-09T06:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264482\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:21:20","slug":"kodak-black-bonds-out-denies-charges-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264482\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodak Black bonds out, denies charges in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Kodak Black \u2014 the well-known rapper and Florida native recently arrested in Orlando \u2014 has bonded out of the Orange County Jail.<\/p>\n

Channel 9 was there as it happened Thursday night. <\/p>\n

Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, did not say anything as he walked out, mostly concealed by a red hoodie.<\/p>\n

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Rapper Kodak Black bonds out of jail Bill Kapri, better known as rapper Kodak Black, left the Orange County Jail in Orlando on Thursday evening, May 7. (WFTV staff)<\/p>\n

Kapri, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Orlando on a drug trafficking warrant.<\/p>\n

An affidavit for arrest warrant shows that Orlando police responded on Nov. 24 to reports of gunshots off Fairvilla Road.<\/p>\n

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Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug charges in Orange County Jail Bill Kapri was booked into the Orange County Jail in Orlando on May 6, 2026. <\/p>\n

During a search of Kapri\u2019s car, officers said they found marijuana, pills, and a bag with the rapper\u2019s ID in it.<\/p>\n

According to Kapri\u2019s lawyers, the officers searched a vehicle that didn\u2019t belong to the rapper.<\/p>\n

In court Thursday morning, his legal counsel said they plan to fight the \u201cridiculous\u201d charges.<\/p>\n

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Bill Kapri, aka rapper Kodak Black, in court on May 7, 2026 Initial court appearance for Bill Kapri in Orlando, Fla. on May 7, 2026. <\/p>\n

The judge set Kapri\u2019s bond at $75,000. <\/p>\n

At last report, no follow up court date had been scheduled.<\/p>\n

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