Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, and thirteen members of their GS9 crew all pleaded not guilty on sixty-nine charges. Some of those charges include narcotics sales, assault, and murder. The "Hot N--ga" rapper and Rebel were arrested on December 17 on reckless endangerment, conspiracy, and gun possession after leaving a recording studio. According to the authorities, the police found two handguns and a small amount of crack cocaine. The indictment then charged Bobby Shmurda (real name is Ackquille Pollard), Rowdy Rebel (real name is Chad Marshall), and thirteen defendants with a number of crimes including murder, attempted murder, assault, attempted assault, weapons possession, reckless endangerment, criminal use of a firearm, narcotics sales, and criminally using drug …show more content…
Montgomery questioned the prosecution's claim that Pollard was a leader of the alleged operation. The attorney said, "There's nothing about a hierarchy about this alleged gang." Despite his arguments, the judge at Manhattan Supreme Court refused to reduce bail for all of the defendants. The defendants will have to wait until the judge delivers his decisions on April 22. Pollard is facing defendant facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree, reckless endangerment, criminally using drug paraphernalia, and criminal possession of a weapon. According to the initial indictment, the evidence against Pollard also includes recorded phone conversations, including some conversations been Pollard and gang members serving time on Rikers Island. On the other hand, Marshall faces conspiracy charges, attempted murder, attempted assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon. Both Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel are signed to Epic Records. Shmurda's uncle and manager, Debo