Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty Monday to a federal count of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, a charge that carries a mandatory minimum of five years in prison.
The rapper, whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II, had been arrested at Citi Field on Oct. 28 after an indictment alleged that the New Jersey-born artist was part of a nationwide drug trafficking ring.
Prosecutors said he was a “kilogram-level re-distributor” for a drug ring that moved more than 100 kilos of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack.
A total of six people were charged late last year, including a New Jersey correction officer.
The other five were separately arrested and were all ordered detained pending trial. All six face one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, and all of the defendants except for Maxwell also face firearms charges.
Fetty Wap remains in federal custody, after failing to make a request to be released on bond.
His sentencing date is yet to be scheduled, but the rapper’s sentencing guidelines range from 7 to 9 years.
