More details have emerged surrounding NBA YoungBoy‘s Tuesday arrest.
The rapper, whose given name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, is facing 63 charges after being accused of having involvement in what authorities are calling a prescription fraud operation. This operation is described in a probable cause affidavit from Cache County, where Gaulden, who currently resides in Huntsville, Utah, allegedly played a role in a scheme involving fraudulent prescription orders.
The investigation began when a pharmacist in Hyrum, Utah, reported receiving a prescription call from a phone number that did not match the registered doctor’s office. The caller, claiming to be a physician from Provo, used legitimate identification numbers belonging to a real doctor.
“Usually, you don’t get a doctor calling in a cough syrup themselves. That’ll be like a nurse or something – but then, just their medical terminology was off the quantities,” Pharmacist Erik Stewart, whose pharmacy was targeted in the scheme, told KUTV. “The way they pronounced the things – everything was suspicious.”
At least 15 pharmacies in Cache County reported similar fraudulent activities. Despite being aware of the police investigation, the fraudulent attempts continued, with one such call mistakenly directed to the sheriff’s office.
During the investigation, a caller identifying as “Gwendolyn Cox,” who used a deceptive voice and incomplete personal details, contacted the authorities, raising suspicions.
According to the affidavit:
“Gwendolyn” sounded as though she was a much younger male from the Southern states. Gwendolyn made a statement “well I axed her to and she said that she’ll have you call me”. This statement was a response to a request that was made to have “Gwendolyn” contact Dispatch and have them transfer her call back through. … (I have) lived in the Southern United States, the terminology in replacing the word “ask” with “axe” or other variations, is consistent with a Southern dialect in states such as Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and other southern states.”
During the investigation, multiple arrests were made when Gaulden’s vehicle, used for picking up a fraudulent prescription, was stopped. Although Gaulden was not present, occupants in the vehicle, identified as his family, were detained. The vehicle contained marijuana, a weapon, and multiple prescription bottles.
Gaulden was later contacted by authorities via a conference call, during which he inadvertently revealed knowledge of the fraudulent activities. The police subsequently obtained a search warrant for his home, where they found additional prescriptions and weapons. Gaulden refused to unlock his electronic devices for the investigators.
Gaulden faces numerous charges, including felony possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, identity fraud, forgery, and attempting to procure prescriptions unlawfully. He remains under investigation while also managing previous legal issues, including a federal firearms charge in Louisiana. The Cache County Sheriff’s Office has recommended a total of 63 charges against Gaulden in connection with the prescription fraud scheme.
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