An American rapper and singer, Willie Junior Maxwell II, better known by his stage name Fetty Wap, 31, faces at least five years in prison after found guilty in distribution and possess controlled substances.
The rapper pleaded guilty on Monday at the federal courthouse in Central Islip on Long Island.
According to CBS, He was first arrested in October for his reported involvement in a nationwide drug trafficking ring. He is now facing a minimum five-year sentence.
No sentencing date has been set.
According to the AP, U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke,
The prosecutors said that Fetty threatened to kill a man identified as "John Doe" during a FaceTime call in 2021, which violated the terms of his pretrial release in his drug case and revoked his $500,000 bond.
An affidavit sworn by FBI special agent Derek Wonderland along with the evidence video recording of the FaceTime reads,
"According to John Doe, the FaceTime call occurred on December 11, 2021, And in the call, the defendant possessed a gun, threatened to kill him, and called an individual a 'rat,' despite the fact that this was a direct violation of both state law and the conditions of his release."
"The defendant then says to John Doe, 'Imma kill you and everybody you with,' which he then repeats one more time, The defendant then continues to threaten John Doe, saying 'I'm gonna kill you,' a threat which he repeats several more times throughout the video call."
Maxwell and five co-defendants were accused of conspiring to possess and distribute more than 220 pounds of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine between June 2019 and June 2020.
Maxwell rose to prominence after "Trap Queen," his debut single, reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015.
