Brendan Paul, the previous Syracuse basketball participant accused of performing as a drug and gun “mule” for Sean “Diddy” Combs, is not dealing with felony fees in Florida.
Paul, 25, was arrested on March 25 at Miami-Opa Locka Government Airport — the identical day Homeland Safety brokers raided Diddy’s mansions in Miami and Los Angeles.
Paul had been charged with felony possession of cocaine and a managed substance after coke and marijuana-laced sweet had been present in his bag throughout a search, based on Miami-Dade police.
He initially pleaded not responsible however struck a plea deal in Could to keep away from jail time.
State attorneys dropped the possession of a managed substance cost earlier this yr. The possession of cocaine charged was dropped Tuesday after Paul accomplished a six-month pretrial diversion program, which incorporates substance abuse lessons. Authorities mentioned this system was a normal supply to a non-violent, first-time offender.
“Mr. Paul’s case was formally dismissed today — in its entirety,” protection legal professional Brian Bieber informed NBC Miami.
Combs in the meantime is in federal custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Heart awaiting trial on fees of racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking by pressure, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to interact in prostitution. He has additionally been accused of sexual assault in quite a lot of civil lawsuits.
He’s pleaded not responsible.
Combs’ felony trial is slated to start in Could of subsequent yr. The disgraced Unhealthy Boy Data founder has been denied bail a number of occasions since his arrest in September and dropped a bail attraction final Friday.
A regulation enforcement supply informed TMZ that Paul, who was beforehand Combs’ principal assistant, had not made a cope with federal prosecutors within the case towards Diddy.
Paul, who spent two seasons with the Syracuse Orange from 2018-2020, was accused in a single lawsuit of being the embattled rapper’s “mule” who “acquired” and “distributed” weapons and medicines for Combs.
Initially Printed: December 18, 2024 at 11:19 AM PST
