Grammy-winning music producer Max Adam Lord has been charged with possession of assault weapons and silencers weeks after a barricade incident at his studio.
Lord, 30, and DeAvonte Kimble, 30, were both arrested after a barricade situation in which the LAPD SWAT team was called and found “several assault rifles, handguns and 3 firearm suppressors, high capacity magazines, assault rifle parts/components, and thousands of rounds.” Munitions’ on January 4th.
Lord, 30, is best known for his work on Juice Wrld’s posthumous album Legends Never Die and has collaborated with the likes of Cardi B, Future and Travis Scott.
In California, possession of an assault weapon is punishable by three years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to a local justice department.
This is the amount of guns and ammunition found in a raid on Max Adam Lord’s studio
Lord faces eight felonies for possession of an assault weapon and four felonies for possession of a silencer, according to the Los Angeles County Attorney’s Office.
“It doesn’t matter if you are an influential member of the entertainment industry or someone who has never been in the spotlight, my office will hold accountable anyone who illegally possesses these unlawful devices and deadly weapons,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement Friday.
The criminal complaint states that Lord, part of the hugely successful music production group 808Mafia, was found with several semi-automatic rifles, modified AR-style semi-automatic pistols and firearm silencers.
“Assault weapons and devices that silence a firearm are illegal in California,” Gascón said. “Firearm proliferation has skyrocketed since the pandemic began.”
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lord said he was receiving Kimble when SWAT burst into the studio around 5:20 a.m.
“There was a very strong show of force. A high number of officers with a lot of equipment. Luckily they didn’t break too much – apart from turning the house upside down,” Lord said.
This is music producer Max Adam Lord, 30, who has been charged with multiple possession felonies
Lord worked with the late rapper Juice Wrld before his death in 2019
According to Lord, the raid stemmed from warrants linked to Kimble.
“They got a search warrant that includes the apartment [Kimble] was in. It’s my studio. Essentially, I was implicated because of the other search warrant [for Kimble]’ said Mr.
Kimble was charged with assault with a deadly weapon by Los Angeles, but police gave no additional insight into the incident.
He was also accused of being a parole officer. His bail was revoked.
Lord told the LA Times he was unaware of the deadly weapon charge attack when asked.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kimble was arrested in 2018 along with rapper G Herbo on suspicion of illegal gun possession.
The sound engineer was arrested on January 6 and released on bail the same day
He is best known for his work with the late rapper Juice Wrld
Kimble was charged with two felonies of false imprisonment, possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction and resisting arrest.
He was also charged with a misdemeanor in which he evaded arrest, according to the Los Angeles Attorney’s Office.
He pleaded not guilty and will appear in airport court on Monday.
Kimble has not been released from custody since his arrest on January 4, prison records show.
Lord’s bail was set at $35,000 and he was released on January 4
Lord’s bail was set at $35,000 and he was released on January 4.
He will next appear at the Van Nuys Branch courthouse on Wednesday, January 25.
When asked by the Los Angeles Times about the guns and ammunition found in his studio, Lord declined to comment.
“I wasn’t attacked. The detectives told me it would never happen to me,” he said.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department.
“We must do everything we can to get these guns off the streets and out of the hands of those who do not legitimately possess them,” Gascón said.