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Key points to know
- Search challenge: Rod Wave is asking a judge to exclude evidence that police collected from three of his vehicles in April 2025.
- Defense argument: His lawyers say officers lacked probable cause to search the vehicles for evidence related to a burglary.
- Evidence at issue: The defense says police found three firearms, three magazines and sixteen bullets during the searches.
- Court status: A judge has not yet ruled on Rod Wave’s request to suppress the evidence.
Rod Wave
Cops Didn’t Have Probable Cause to Search My Cars!!!
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Rod Wave says police exceeded their authority when they searched his vehicles in April 2025. His lawyers argue that officers had no justifiable reason to expect to find burglary evidence in the cars.
The rapper filed court documents asking a judge to exclude all evidence obtained from searches of his gray GMC Denali, black Rolls-Royce and gold Mercedes G63. The motion challenges whether police had legal grounds to search those vehicles.
According to Rod Wave’s lawyers, officers responded to a burglary but had no reason to believe the gun they allegedly saw in the Denali was connected to that incident. The defense disputes the basis for searching the vehicle.
His lawyers also say a detective left out that Rod Wave and another man told officers at the scene that the Denali arrived after the burglary. The defense argues that this timing further weakened the likelihood that the vehicle contained evidence of the burglary.
Police allegedly found three firearms, three magazines and sixteen bullets. Rod Wave’s lawyers want the judge to exclude the items under the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine, arguing that the evidence resulted from an unconstitutional search.
Rod Wave was arrested about a month after the alleged burglary. He was booked on 14 charges, including aggravated assault involving the use of a firearm.
Police allege that Rod Wave and an associate got into a verbal argument while carrying items out of the residence. Police say a Glock 20 10mm semiautomatic pistol was then pulled and fired.
Rod Wave’s lawyers deny the allegations against the rapper. They maintain that he was the victim of a burglary and committed no crimes.
A judge has not yet ruled on Rod Wave’s motion to suppress the evidence.
Questions readers may have
Why does Rod Wave want the evidence excluded? His lawyers argue that police lacked probable cause to search his vehicles and that the evidence came from an unconstitutional search.
Which vehicles were searched? The court filing identifies a gray GMC Denali, a black Rolls-Royce and a gold Mercedes G63.
What evidence do his lawyers want suppressed? Police allegedly found three firearms, three magazines and sixteen bullets.
Has the judge ruled on the motion? No, the judge has not yet ruled.
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