Bad Boy recording artist Black Rob is in police custody after being picked up last week on a fugitive warrant in New Jersey.
Rob (born Robert Ross) was first arrested at New York’s On The Ave Hotel in November 2004 after a security camera taped him leaving a female guest’s room with her pocketbook. He was booked for burglary and criminal possession of stolen property, to which he eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two to six years in prison.
However Rob remained free on bail, and did not show up as arranged on January 24th to serve his time, at which time a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. His whereabouts were unknown until members of a federal task force caught him at an undisclosed location last week.
According to Edison Alban, spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Rob will be returned to New York to be jailed on the original burglary charge, and could then face additional time and charges for jumping bail.
Rob (born Robert Ross) was first arrested at New York’s On The Ave Hotel in November 2004 after a security camera taped him leaving a female guest’s room with her pocketbook. He was booked for burglary and criminal possession of stolen property, to which he eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two to six years in prison.
However Rob remained free on bail, and did not show up as arranged on January 24th to serve his time, at which time a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. His whereabouts were unknown until members of a federal task force caught him at an undisclosed location last week.
According to Edison Alban, spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Rob will be returned to New York to be jailed on the original burglary charge, and could then face additional time and charges for jumping bail.
