Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty, seems like someone who just cannot get out of trouble, as reports have it that he was arrested by U.S. Marshals on an indictment for failing to register as a sex offender.
According to the report obtained from TMZ, Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was in federal custody on Wednesday where he had turned himself into the Marshals.
According to court documents, he will face a judge. Petty moved to California in July 2019, but according to law enforcement he got pulled over in Beverly Hills in November and that’s when his legal troubles started, the report added.
Bev Hills Police Departement were reported to have made a traffic stop on November 15 and determined Petty was a registered sex offender in New York state but had not registered in California as required.
He was arrested and released on a $20,000 bond. The L.A. County D.A. charged him for failing to register as a sex offender.
It appears he still didn’t check in after that because now the feds are in on the case. He was indicted in federal court for the same thing.
TMZ a few hours ago, reported that Nicki Minaj’s husband Petty appeared in court and pled not guilty.
Prosecutors wanted Petty placed on house arrest, but his attorney objected and instead, Petty is being required to wear an ankle monitor. He will also have a curfew.
Petty’s lawyer says he’s going to post $100,000 bond later today. Petty will also be under pretrial supervision and has already surrendered his passport. His travel will be restricted to Southern California.
Petty also can’t use drugs, even marijuana from legal dispensaries in L.A. He has another hearing scheduled for March 23.
Kenneth was convicted in 1995 for first-degree attempted rape. He served almost 4 years in NY state prison for the crime and was required to register as a sex offender. If convicted on the federal charge for failure to register, Kenneth faces up to 10 years in prison.