***UPDATED 5/21, 11:56 a.m. ET: ***Rod Wave’s legal team has fired back at news of the artist’s Georgia arrest this week.
When Complex reached out Wednesday, Drew Findling and Marissa Goldberg, Wave’s attorneys, insisted “there is no truth” to the accusations against their client.
“There is no truth to these charges,” the Findling Law Firm lawyers told Complex. “Rod Green was a victim of a burglary and committed no crimes. How he was even charged as a result of this situation is incomprehensible. This will absolutely be resolved favorably to Mr. Green.”
A spokesperson for the Milton Police Department has also issued a statement. They reported that officers responded to “a possible domestic disturbance” call at a local residence. According to police, officers “determined the situation involved a previously unreported burglary and the subsequent discharge of a firearm.” Wave later surrendered himself to authorities, police noted. The investigation continues.
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Rod Wave has secured his release on bond after being arrested in Fulton County, Georgia.
As USA Today first reported, Wave was taken into custody Tuesday, May 20 on several charges, including aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. Initial reports indicate the arrest stems from an alleged incident on April 21, though specific details weren’t immediately available.
Online arrest records confirm the charges relate to an alleged incident from April 21. As of now, local law enforcement doesn’t appear to have publicly shared details about what allegedly happened.
When Complex reached out Wednesday, a representative for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wave had been booked into their jail on an outstanding warrant.
The complete list of charges, according to jail records viewed by Complex, includes: aggravated assault, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, pointing or aiming gun or pistol at another, reckless conduct, criminal damage to property – second degree, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers – misdemeanor, tampering with evidence – felony, possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, simple assault, reckless conduct, criminal damage to property – second degree, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers – misdemeanor, tampering with evidence – felony, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Complex has contacted Rod Wave’s representatives and the Milton Police Department for comment. This story may be updated.
In April last year, Bradford Cohen and Mark Rankin, Wave’s attorneys, challenged his Florida arrest that month. According to TMZ, the lawyers stated that the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was incorrect because Wave “is not a convicted felon and has never been a convicted felon.”
Last Lap, Wave’s newest album, dropped last October through Alamo Records. The project, his sixth and the follow-up to Nostalgia released the year before, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
