Fivio Foreign pleads guilty to terroristic threats after January arrest
Fivio Foreign has pleaded guilty to terroristic threats, the threat to commit a crime of violence in the third degree, following his arrest in January. The Brooklyn rapper was initially facing four other charges, including aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.
His attorney, Adam Lustberg, claims that due to his guilty plea, the other charges are expected to be dismissed. He will be sentenced in August, and he hopes to secure probation.
In March, it was revealed Fivio had quietly been in jail since the start of the year after being hit with five charges. Fivio was arrested on New Year’s Day after allegedly threatening a woman with a gun.
TMZ reported that the woman asked him to jumpstart her car in Edgewater, New Jersey. In response, it’s claimed he pointed a gun at her and said, “If I see you parked in front of this building again, there is going to be a fucking problem.”
Witnesses recognised Fivio and called emergency services before giving statements to officers. Edgewater Police said he was spotted in surveillance footage from a block of flats, confirming the alleged victim’s story.
Foreign has been locked up since January 18th. Lustberg called it one of “flimsiest” cases he’s seen in his legal career, alleging police never found a gun on the rapper. He expected him to be released in a few months.
The artist, known for being a trailblazer in the Brooklyn drill scene, released his debut album B.I.B.L.E. in 2022. It debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart, with 29,000 units in its first week. Appearances on the album came from A$AP Rocky, Kanye West, Quavo, Lil Yachty, DJ Khaled, Polo G, Blueface, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo and others.