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Arrest Warrant Details Baby Bottle of Suspected Lean, Oxycodone and Guns in Rod Wave Traffic Stop

His attorney alleges profiling by Atlanta’s Crime Suppression Unit, promising a court challenge.

Overview

  • Police say they stopped the artist on Nov. 7 in Atlanta after observing 45 mph in a 30 mph zone and followed him to a QuikTrip on Defoor Avenue NW.
  • An arrest warrant describes a baby bottle holding 1 fl oz of a purple liquid suspected to be promethazine, plus additional suspected promethazine and oxycodone recovered in a search.
  • Officers reported seizing two handguns, including a Sig Sauer P320 9mm and a Glock .40 with a high-capacity magazine allegedly found in his waistband, as well as a backpack with bundled cash.
  • Passenger Jamond Byner was also arrested after allegedly admitting possession of about 7 grams of suspected marijuana, with both men facing Georgia controlled-substance and related charges.
  • Rod Wave was booked on reckless driving, drug and firearm counts and released after posting an $8,000 bond, with no court rulings or case disposition announced.