It’s looking like Meek Mill will have to spend another month or so behind bars
Judge Genese Brinkley has ordered Meek Mill to take anger management while in prison and advised him to take a parenting class. In turn she has rejected his plea to be released from jail Monday in order to continue pursuing his music career. The order stems from for what prosecutors called a parole office “tantrum” over travel restrictions, and a Twitter rant aimed at a parole officer and prosecutor. The Philly rapper has been on probation for about five years following a 2009 drug and gun case conviction, for which he served about a year of house arrest. Since then, Meek has stayed out of trouble and hasn’t committed any new crimes while on probation but was warned this year after failing a drug test and appearing to use a gun in a music video.
Defense lawyer Dennis Cogan stepped in and said Meek had a prescription for the OxyContin after spraining his ankle, and said the alleged gun was a water pistol. Cogan also admitted that although his client’s tweets were protected by the First Amendment that they weren’t a good idea. The rapper has been kept in protective custody at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, but complained Tuesday about some of his neighbors on the high-security block. Judge Brinkley agreed to rescind her protective custody order, but warned Cogan that it was his responsibility if anything happened. The earliest Meek will be released is October 11.
