Rapper and Utah resident NBA YoungBoy is suspected of being behind a prescription drug ring that worked to fraudulently obtain narcotics from pharmacies in 11 different cities throughout the state, court records show.
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, also known professionally as “YoungBoy Never Broke Again” or just “YoungBoy,” was arrested Tuesday after federal agents investigating the case executed a search warrant at a property he owns northeast of Huntsville in Weber County.
A probable cause statement explaining Gaulden’s arrest states the drug ring he is suspected of running primarily worked to fraudulently obtain codeine (a narcotic painkiller) and promethazine (an antihistamine, antipsychotic and sedative).
Under the ruse, fraudulent prescriptions were called in to various pharmacies using an “actual, valid DEA number, NPI number and other identification” for a physician, then picked up by Gaulden’s “associates,” the document states. Gaulden has been under house arrest in Utah since October 2021 as he awaits trial on federal firearms charges originating out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Gaulden is under investigation for 63 crimes in connection with the Utah case, including 20 counts of identity fraud, 20 counts of forgery and 20 counts of illegally procuring or attempting to procure prescription drugs. He is also suspected of marijuana possession; possession of a gun by a restricted person; and a “pattern of unlawful activity.”
Formal charges had not been filed against Gaulden as of Thursday morning, court records indicated.
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