Rod Wave is arrested in Atlanta. His lawyers say he was in fact 'a victim of a burglary'

Florida-born rapper Rod Wave was arrested this week successful Fulton County, Ga., connected suspicion of much than a twelve charges, including possession of a firearm and battle — a number his lawyers decry arsenic “incomprehensible.”

The 26-year-old instrumentalist (born Rodarius Green), was booked Tuesday successful Fulton County Jail and released connected a $50,000 bond, according to jailhouse records reviewed by The Times. He faces 14 charges stemming from an April 21 incident. Green was booked connected 2 counts of reckless conduct, aggravated and elemental assault, “pointing oregon aiming a weapon oregon pistol astatine another” and 2 felony charges of tampering with evidence, among different counts.

The hip-hop star’s alleged actions reportedly violated the presumption of an progressive enslaved order.

In September 2021, Green was booked successful Fulton County connected a artillery complaint that tin beryllium traced to an alleged October 2020 offense, according to jailhouse records. He posted $5,000 enslaved successful that case.

The jailhouse records did not disclose further accusation astir the April incidental that led to Green’s arrest. TMZ reported Wednesday that the charges stem from an alleged quality that broke retired astatine the rapper’s Atlanta-area home.

Police told the website that Green, his realtors and “other associates” went to the home, which had been burglarized. Green and idiosyncratic successful his enactment allegedly got successful an statement arsenic they hauled items from his home, and a “semiautomatic pistol was pulled and fired,” TMZ said. Law enforcement told the outlet that the rapper allegedly fired aggregate rounds into his associate’s car, his ain conveyance and a partition of his home. Police allege Green “began cleaning up ammunition casings and adjacent tried to fly the country to forestall apprehension,” TMZ reported.

The rising rapper, who gained popularity successful 2021, has had respective run-ins with the instrumentality successful caller years including abstracted arrests for felony artillery by strangulation (those charges were dropped) and weapons charges.

“There is nary information to these charges,” Green’s attorneys Drew Findling and Marissa Goldberg said of Tuesday’s apprehension successful a connection to The Times connected Wednesday.

The connection continued: “Rod Green was a unfortunate of a burglary and committed nary crimes. How helium was adjacent charged arsenic a effect of this concern is incomprehensible. This volition perfectly beryllium resolved favorably to Mr. Green.”