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Feds Fight to Keep Houston Rapper OG 3Three Jailed
22 Sep
Summary
- Rapper OG 3Three's $200,000 bond was stayed by a judge.
- Prosecutors argue he is a flight risk and danger to community.
- A hearing is set for Wednesday to review incarceration.
Rapper OG 3Three, whose real name is Roderick Jean-Pierre Jr., is set to remain in federal custody following a judge's decision to stay his $200,000 bond. Prosecutors successfully argued for a review of the bond, convincing the magistrate judge to allow the primary judge overseeing the case to reconsider.
This development came shortly after OG 3Three was granted the bond, which was intended to secure his release after his arrest in connection with an April shooting incident in Houston. Federal authorities are presenting arguments that OG 3Three is both a danger to the public and a flight risk.
Prosecutors point to his alleged role in aiding and abetting a robbery that escalated into a gun battle, resulting in NBA Ben10 being paralyzed. They also cited past arrests for marijuana possession and evading arrest, along with previous bond violations, as evidence of his flight risk. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, where both the prosecution and defense will present their cases before Judge Drew B. Tipton.
