Boosie Badazz pleaded guilty Tuesday (August 26) in a San Diego federal courtroom to a firearm charge stemming from a 2023 arrest that has kept the rapper entangled in legal battles for more than two years.
The Louisiana-born rapper admitted to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a federal offense that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The plea comes after a May 2023 traffic stop where officers discovered two guns in a vehicle Boosie was riding in. Initially facing state charges that were later dropped, the case was picked up by federal prosecutors due to laws that bar convicted felons from owning firearms. His legal team had challenged the constitutionality of those restrictions, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings related to nonviolent offenders and gun rights. Boosie was released on a $100,000 bond while he awaits sentencing, which is set for November 2025.
In August, he addressed the plea on social media, writing in all caps:
“JUST ACCEPTED A PLEA FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON MY GUN CASE. I THOUGHT THIS CASE WAS OVER N I WAS GOING TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE BUT ‘GOD DONT MAKE MISTAKES’ N IM TIRED OF FIGHTING.”