Overview

• Koba LaD, whose real name is Marcel Junior Loutarila, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a court in Melun, exceeding the one-year sentence requested by prosecutors.
• The 2022 incident involved a physical altercation with his former manager, who alleged he was assaulted and briefly held with his family after being accused of financial wrongdoing by the rapper.
• The court cleared Koba LaD of charges related to theft and kidnapping, as well as acquitting three other individuals implicated in the case.
• The rapper, known for his platinum-certified albums, is also facing legal troubles from a fatal car accident in September 2024, where he was reportedly under the influence of drugs.
• Koba LaD has a history of prior convictions, including a 2024 sentencing for nightclub violence and a 2020 incident involving a hit-and-run accident in Marseille.