Joe Budden Charged After Naked Incident in Edgewater, NJ

X, formerly known as twitter,  is buzzing after a viral tweet revealed that Joseph Budden Jr. known as Joe Budden, 44, was charged with lewdness following an unusual  incident earlier this month.

On December 29, 2024, when a Twitter account by the name @TheOctoberFilm posted a screenshot of Budden’s arrest record with the caption:

“Breaking News:
@JoeBudden has a court date on Jan 16th for disorderly lewdness, a charge related to sexual misconduct or indecency in public. He previously claimed the JBP had to relocate for recording in a residential building, but there seems to be more to the story. Stay tuned.”

The post quickly gained traction:

Breaking News: @JoeBudden has a court date on Jan 16th for disorderly lewdness, a charge related to sexual misconduct or indecency in public. He previously claimed the JBP had to relocate for recording in a residential building, but there seems to be more to the story. Stay tuned pic.twitter.com/jsvcOcDcrS

— 🦉 (@theeoctoberfirm) December 29, 2024

On December 30, 2024, the Edgewater Police Department issued a press release providing details of the December 4th event. According to the statement, officers were called to an Edgewater apartment complex at approximately 7:21 a.m. after a resident reported a disturbing incident.

The caller, who was alerted by their doorbell camera, saw their neighbor, identified as Joe Budden Jr., standing completely naked outside their apartment door. The video allegedly shows Budden attempting to enter a code into the resident’s door keypad multiple times before retreating to his own apartment across the hall.

Following an investigation, Budden Jr. was charged with lewdness, a disorderly persons offense under New Jersey law (2C:14-4a).

Edgewater Police Chief Martin emphasized in the release:
“These charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Joe Budden Jr. is scheduled to appear in court on January 16, 2025.

Previously, Joe Budden mentioned on his show that he is a sleepwalker.