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Grammy Award-winning music producer Max Adam Lord was charged with felony possession of assault weapons and silencers weeks after a barricade incident at his studio.
Lord, 30, and DeAvonte Kimble, 30, were arrested after a barricade situation in which the LAPD SWAT team was called and found “multiple assault rifles, handguns and 3 firearm suppressors, magazines high capacity, construction parts/components for assault rifles”.
, and thousands of rounds of ammunition’ on January 4.
Lord, 30, is best known for his work on Juice Wrld’s posthumous album ‘Legends Never Die’ and has worked with major artists including Cardi B, Future and Travis Scott.
In California, felony possession of an assault weapon is punishable by three years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to a local legal agency.
This is the batch of weapons and ammunition found during a raid on Max Adam Lord’s studio
Lord faces eight felony possession of an assault weapon and four felony possession of a silencer, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
“It doesn’t matter if you are an influential member of the entertainment community or someone who has never been in the spotlight, my office will hold accountable anyone who unlawfully possesses these illegal devices and deadly weapons,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. release. Friday statement.
The criminal complaint states that Lord, part of the successful music production group 808Mafia, was found with multiple semi-automatic rifles, altered AR-style semi-automatic pistols and firearm silencers.
“Assault weapons and firearm silencers are illegal in California,” Gascón said. “The proliferation of firearms has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic.”
In an interview with the Los Angeles TimesLord said he was introducing Kimble when SWAT stormed the studio around 5:20 a.m.
‘There was a very strong show of force. A high number of officers with a lot of equipment.
Fortunately, they didn’t break too many things, apart from turning the house upside down,” Lord said.
This is music producer Max Adam Lord, 30, who has been charged with multiple counts of criminal possession.
Lord worked with the late rapper Juice Wrld before his death in 2019.
According to Lord, the raid was prompted by court orders related to Kimble.
‘They obtained an arrest warrant which included the residence [Kimble] I was inside. It’s my studio. Essentially, they dragged me out for the other arrest warrant. [for Kimble]’ said the Lord.
Kimble was charged with assault with a deadly weapon by Los Angeles, but police did not provide additional information about the incident.
He was also charged with being on parole at large. His bail was revoked.
Lord told the LA Times he did not know about the assault with a deadly weapon charge when asked.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kimble was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms along with rapper G Herbo.
The sound engineer was arrested on January 6 and released on bail that same day
He is best known for his work with the late rapper Juice Wrld.
Kimble has been charged with two felony counts, each of false imprisonment, possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction, and resisting arrest.
He has also been charged with misdemeanor evading arrest, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
He pleaded not guilty and will appear Monday at the Courthouse of the Airport Branch.
Kimble has not been out on bail since his arrest on Jan. 4, jail records show.
Lord’s bail was set at $35,000 and he was released on January 4.
Lord’s bail was set at $35,000 and he was released on January 4.
He will then appear in the Van Nuys Branch Courthouse on Wednesday, January 25.
When asked by the Los Angeles Times about the guns and ammunition found in his studio, Lord declined to comment.
‘I wasn’t in the crosshairs. The detectives told me this would never happen to me,” she said.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.
“We must do everything possible to get these weapons off the streets and out of the hands of those who don’t legally own them,” Gascón said.