Bobby Shmurda didn’t have a good Christmas or New Year’s because, Rikers Island.
Now it looks like the services of a well-known bail bondsman may have the troubled, young rap star finally breathing fresh air on his own accord.
Reports Bossip:
The “Hot Ni**a” rapper, currently locked up on felony conspiracy and other charges, has secured celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson, who said he’ll put up Shmurda’s $2 million bail as early as next week.
“At the end of the day, I’m their bank. I’m the one who is going to be putting up the money to secure their appearance in court,” Judelson told Bossip after attending a hearing for Shmurda and his GS9 co-defendants at Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday. “Bobby is relying on me to put up the $2 million to get him out the door, get him back to his family and get his music career back on track.”
Known as the bail bondsman to the stars, Judelson has previously bonded out Plaxico Burress, Ja Rule, Lawrence Taylor and Dominique Strauss Kahn. Judelson said he’s also bailing out Shmurda’s brother, Jahvase and co-defendants, Remy and Chad Marshall.
“We’re hopefully going to post bail for this young man, and move forward, and litigate this case,” Shmurda’s new lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery, told Bossip.
Shmurda – real name Ackquille Pollard – is fighting drug, weapons and conspiracy charges and has been in protective custody on Rikers Island for the last five weeks.
On Thursday, Shmurda and a slew of co-defendants were arraigned on a new indictment, and lawyers for the accused hashed out a court schedule.
An expressionless Shmurda, clad in a grey sweatshirt, hoarsely said “Not Guilty” during his brief hearing Thursday, which capped the day’s proceedings. As officers led a handcuffed Shmurda back to the cells, his mother, Leslie mouthed “I Love You,” to him.
“There’s nothing in this case where they’re discussing weight,” Montgomery told Judge James Burke. “There’s nothing as to the hierarchy of this alleged gang.
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