Geechi Gotti Arrested On Drug Charges In Ohio

BY Caroline Fisher
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Geechi Gotti Arrested
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 05: Geechi Gotti attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 at Cobb Energy Center on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)
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Earlier this month, Geechi Gotti and three other men were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Butler County.

It looks like 2026 is off to a rough start for Geechi Gotti, who was arrested in Butler County, Ohio, last week. Reportedly, the battle rapper is facing multiple drug possession charges and one failure to comply charge. The charges are tied to both schedule one and two substances.

According to WLWT, West Chester police stopped Gotti on Interstate 75 on February 5. During the traffic stop, an officer allegedly found roughly 3,000 stolen opioid pills. Allegedly, the pills were oxycodone, morphine, and Vicodin. He and three other men allegedly tried to flee the scene, including Tyrus Crew, Anthony Ellison, and Lequan Miller. Ultimately, however, officers were able to capture them within just a few minutes.

Bodycam footage from the ordeal captures some of the tense moments leading up to the arrest. “Get down on the ground right now! Get down on the ground!” officers shouted. “I will shoot you. Get your hands in the air!”

Geechi Gotti Preliminary Hearing

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Geechi Gotti performs onstage at BET's Freestyle Friday: LA at YouTube Space LA on June 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)

At the men's preliminary hearing, Detective Kevin Burger of the West Chester Police Department detailed his alleged findings. “There was a large amount of pharmaceuticals in the car that looked like came straight from a pharmacy,” he alleged. “The drugs that were found were from a pharmacy called the Medicine Shoppe in Bellevue, Ohio. We believe cash was found as well that was taken from a pharmacy in Perrysburg, Ohio.”

"We're looking at over 10-15 thousand dollars worth of pharmaceutical drugs at least," the detective also alleged. "That's what it is to the pharmacy. That's not what it is worth on the streets, so we're talking about lots and lots and lots of pills."

Burger added that the men appear to allegedly "do this quite often." The group had been monitored by detectives since one of them landed at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport earlier this month.

About The Author
Caroline Fisher is a News Writer at HotNewHipHop from Chicago, Illinois. She started at HNHH this year, and has since spent her time writing about all that is newsworthy in the world of hip-hop. With a drive for hunting down the hottest stories, she enjoys documenting new developments in culture and entertainment. She also has an appreciation for hip-hop and seeks to cover the most important trends and shifts. She has a Bachelor of Arts which she received at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Having graduated in 2022, she majored in English with a concentration in Media, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies. Specializing all things music, pop culture and entertainment, some of her favorite musical artists include Snoop Dogg, OutKast, and Nicki Minaj. When she’s not writing about music she’s also a fan of attending shows, watching the latest movies, staying up-to-date with current events, photography, and poetry.

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