NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, 24, was arrested in Utah for multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to prescription fraud.
He is currently on house arrest in Huntsville, Utah for federal firearms charges from Louisiana. He moved to Utah to be close to a childhood mentor who has been a positive influence in his life.
Gaulden is a suspect in a prescription fraud investigation carried out by Cache County Sheriff’s Office. Gaulden’s associates allegedly picked up fraudulent prescriptions using fake patient names and birthdates.
An affidavit recommends 63 charges against Gaulden that include identity fraud, forgery, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, and possession of a controlled substance.
A pharmacist in Hyrum notified authorities of a called-in prescription from a doctor, but the phone number didn’t match the one they had for that doctor’s office. An investigation followed, as detailed in a probable cause affidavit by a Cache County Sheriff’s Deputy.
As per the court documents, someone falsely claimed to be a physician to obtain prescriptions. It reads:
“The prescription was called in by an individual claiming to be a physician in the Provo, Utah area, providing an actual, valid DEA number, NPI number and other identification for the real physician.”
Multiple pharmacies in Cache County were involved in alleged prescription fraud. Attempts to fill fraudulent prescriptions continued even after law enforcement had been notified. Gaulden or his associates allegedly called the sheriff’s office directly at the request of one of the pharmacies.
“During the investigation, I was contacted by Dispatch and informed of a “Gwendolyn Cox” needing to speak with me,” stated the CCSO investigator. “I contacted Gwendolyn at the phone number that she provided Dispatch. During my conversation with Gwendolyn she gave me the last name of “White” when asked for the spelling of her name. “Gwendolyn” only gave me her birth month and date and could not provide her age to me.”
The caller couldn’t provide their address and used a fake voice.
NBA Youngboy was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon, pattern of unlawful activity, identity fraud, forgery, attempting to procure prescriptions, and possession of marijuana.
Here are several excerpts from the complete report, below.
“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 course of the investigation, multiple additional arrests were made when Gaulden’s vehicle was identified as being allegedly involved in a fraudulent prescription pickup and was pulled over. The occupants were arrested, and marijuana, a weapon, and multiple bottles of prescriptions were reportedly found inside. Gaulden, though wasn’t.
“The reporting deputy was able to make contact with him later, via conference call, according to court records, at which time Gaulden said the people in his vehicle were his family and they had his permission to use it.”
“The conversation continued with Kentrell Gaulden for a duration of time and Kentrell Gaulden made a statement determined to be an excited utterance,” the probable cause states, later noting that the investigator suspects Gaulden thought he was on mute at the time. “This statement was made without asking a related question: ‘Axe him about um…the prescription that they picked up.’”
“This utterance was made, with no questions asked regarding any prescriptions being picked up throughout the phone call,” according to the report. “The utterance shows both knowledge by Kentrell Gaulden about the fraudulent prescription being attempted to get picked up.”
“Investigators obtained a search warrant for his home, where they found more prescriptions, and weapons. His electronics were also seized, but Gaulden reportedly refused to provide passcodes, telling the reporting deputy to “take it and break it.”