Waka Flocka out of jail
Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame is out of jail but not out of trouble.
Waka Flocka, the alias of Juaquin James Malphurs, turned himself in Monday to Henry County authorities and was booked on charges including drug and weapons possession as well as criminal street gang activity and a probation violation, according to jail records. His next court date has not been determined.
The rapper’s mother and manager, Debbie Antney, told TMZ her son surrendered on his own “because he wanted to do the right thing and didn’t want to run.”
In December, police arrested two people at Malphurs' Henry County home for possession of a minor amount of marijuana. Waka Flocka wasn't at home at the time but was still charged.
He was arrested in Houston County last March for leaving Georgia for a concert, which violated his probation from a 2006 incident. At the time, he pleaded guilty to possession of a sawed-off shotgun and received four years probation, according to the Houston County Superior Court Clerk's office.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
