Update: Diddy’s Assistant Pleads Not Guilty After Officially Being Charged w/ Felony Drug Possession

April 24, 2024 by Twila-Amoure McDaniel in Music with 0 Comments

Update: Diddy’s Assistant Pleads Not Guilty After Officially Being Charged w/ Felony Drug Possession

Update: (Apr. 24, 2024): Things aren’t looking too good for one of Diddy’s associates.

According to a report from TMZ, the record executive’s assistant Brendan Paul has officially been charged with one felony count of drug possession. For our readers not tuned into the ongoing legal problems surrounding Diddy, 25-year-old Paul was arrested on March 25 at the Miami Opa-Locka Airport, the same day the “Tell Me” artist had his Miami and Los Angeles homes raided by Homeland Security.

At the time of the incident, arresting officers reportedly claimed Paul had,

“contraband inside his personal travel bags … [and] the suspect cocaine was located and tested.”

However, Paul, who was characterized as Diddy’s gun and drug “mule” in a lawsuit filed by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, pleaded not guilty. His legal representative conveyed:

“We will be dealing with this case in the courtroom, not the court of public opinion.”

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Original Story: (Mar. 26, 2024): More details have surfaced in the serious allegations surrounding Diddy.

According to a report from Rolling Stone, A 25-year-old man named Brendan Paul – who was labeled in a lawsuit as Diddy’s gun and drug “mule” – was arrested Monday (Mar. 25) on cocaine and marijuana possession charges. the lawsuit brought by music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones against Diddy, real name Sean Combs, accused Paul of “acquir[ing] and distribut[ing] Mr. Combs drugs and guns.”

Diddy, Lil Rod

Paul was taken into custody at the Miami Opa-Locka Airport around 4:30 p.m. local time, according to the report. The arrest affidavit purportedly noted the police were working alongside Homeland Security agents to make the arrest. It’s unclear where Paul was going, or if the arrest had anything to do with the raids.

Brendan Paul’s mugshot

As we recently covered, Diddy’s Miami and Los Angeles homes were raided yesterday (Mar. 25) by Homeland Security as part of a federal sex trafficking investigation. It’s reported that Diddy wasn’t at any of his properties when the searches occurred, but he was spotted at the same airport where Paul’s arrest took place later on that day. The “Act Bad” artist wasn’t arrested, but authorities reportedly took his phones ahead of his scheduled departure to the Bahamas.

Reportedly, officers who arrested Paul claimed he had,

“the contraband inside his personal travel bags … [and] the suspect cocaine was located and tested.”

He’s purportedly being held on two $2,500 bonds for two charges — cocaine possession and possession of a controlled substance — at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

According to Jones’ sexual assault and harassment lawsuit, he saw firsthand Paul “acquire and distribute” drugs to Diddy and his associates.

The suit claimed,

“Members of the enterprise and their associates procured, transported and distributed ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and tuci by packing these substances in their carry-on luggage and going through TSA.”