Charleston White posted bond and was released from a Texas jail after authorities arrested him August 10 on allegations of unlawfully carrying a weapon, possessing marijuana and driving without a license, AllHipHop reported. The booking, in Collin County, listed his legal name as Charleston Jomone White.
Bond was set at $5,000 for the weapon allegation and $3,000 for the marijuana allegation, according to records that circulated after the booking. The driver's license allegation was tied to an outstanding warrant, and no detailed police report describing the stop was available as of the following morning.
White, an internet personality, has built much of his online persona around contacting police and calling out rappers over their own legal trouble, including claiming credit for helping arrest Boosie Badazz's son and threatening Young Thug with arrest after a March confrontation in Miami. The new arrest carries an ironic edge given that history, since White has argued that his own cooperation with police sets him apart from the street culture he criticizes.
It is not White's first time in custody. In December 2023, he was arrested in Texas on animal cruelty and aggravated assault allegations, with combined bond set at $31,000, and a warrant tied to that case returned him to custody in October 2024. Long before that, White has said he spent years in Texas juvenile custody after taking part in a robbery that ended with another man's death, an experience he has cited in later founding Helping Young People Excel, an outreach organization aimed at steering young people away from gangs and crime.
As of Tuesday morning, court records for the new charges had not listed an attorney or a next court date, part of a steady run of hip-hop legal news this month.
The facts
- Charleston White was arrested in Collin County, Texas, on August 10
- He was booked on weapon, marijuana and driver's license allegations
- Bond was $5,000 for the weapon count and $3,000 for the marijuana count
- He was released after posting bond
- White has publicly helped police pursue other rappers, including Boosie Badazz's son
- He was previously arrested in December 2023 on animal cruelty and assault allegations
- A warrant from that case returned him to custody in October 2024
- He has said he spent years in Texas juvenile custody after a robbery that led to a death
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