Kodak Black Scores Legal Win as Florida Judge Dismisses Fleeing Charge

Kodak Black has secured a legal victory in Florida after a Broward County judge dismissed the fleeing-and-eluding charge tied to a February encounter with law enforcement.

Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, had the case dismissed on September 8 after the court granted a defense motion challenging whether the evidence was sufficient to support the charge. Complex reported that the dismissal was entered with prejudice, preventing prosecutors from simply refiling the same charge in the case.

According to NBC 6 South Florida, the allegations stemmed from a February 27 encounter in Pompano Beach while Kapri was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Court filings cited by the outlet said a Broward Sheriff’s deputy approached and asked whether he was okay, but the defense argued that the deputy did not request his license or insurance and did not give a meaningful lawful order preventing him from leaving.

Kapri later surrendered to authorities in May after a warrant was issued and was initially accused of fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement and resisting an officer without violence. The defense maintained that the encounter did not establish the elements required for fleeing law enforcement, and the judge ultimately sided with Kodak’s legal team.

CBS Miami also reported that the judge dismissed the Broward criminal charges after Kodak’s attorney argued the incident was a misunderstanding and that the evidence did not support the claim that he deliberately fled from deputies. The ruling closes that Broward case and removes one of the legal matters that had been hanging over the Pompano Beach rapper.

The dismissal comes as older body-camera footage from Kodak’s May surrender has circulated again online. Complex clarified that the clip does not show a new arrest and quoted attorney Bradford Cohen confirming that it came from the May 2026 surrender connected to the now-dismissed case.

Kodak still has a separate legal matter pending in Orange County, where he has pleaded not guilty in an unrelated drug case. That proceeding is separate from the Broward fleeing case, so the latest dismissal represents a significant court win for Kodak without resolving his other pending Florida legal issue.

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