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UPDATE: Quando Rondo Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

<p><strong>Quando Rondo<&sol;strong> has reportedly entered a plea of not guilty in response to federal drug charges brought against him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Law enforcement officers in Savannah&comma; Georgia&comma; arrested the rapper without incident on Friday &lpar;November 8&rpar;&comma; as <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;quando-rondo-charges-bond&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">we previously reported<&sol;a>&comma; after pulling him over&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;quando-rondo-charges-bond&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Quando Rondo Arrested By FBI On Federal Drug Charges<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>On Monday&comma; the federal indictment stated that they charged Rondo&comma; real name Tyquian Terrel Bowman&comma; with conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances&comma; including fentanyl&comma; methamphetamine&comma; cocaine&comma; and marijuana&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wjcl&period;com&sol;article&sol;savannah-rapper-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-charges&sol;46106040&num;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WJCL<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Tuesday &lpar;November 13&rpar;&comma; the &&num;8216&semi;I Remember&&num;8217&semi; artist came face-to-face with the judge in a Georgia courtroom&comma; with his attorney&comma; Kimberly Copeland&comma; reportedly entering a &&num;8216&semi;not guilty&&num;8217&semi; plea on his behalf&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reports claim Rondo could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">A Timeline Of Quando Rondo&&num;8217&semi;s Legal Problems<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The 24-year-old faces another federal case&comma; as the Chatham County Superior Court indicted him and 19 other associates in June&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;xxlmag&period;com&sol;quando-rondo-pleads-not-guilty-federal-drug-charges&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">XXL<&sol;a>&period; Accusations labeled Rondo as the leader of a street gang named the Rollin&&num;8217&semi; 60s and that he allegedly conspired to sell marijuana and opioid pills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CtkPq7qAeTc" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In July&comma; Rondo found himself in yet another legal dispute after a high-speed chase that caused a severe car crash&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsbtv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;das-office-looking-revoke-georgia-rappers-bond-following-car-crash-near-drug-overdose&sol;56KL74QLSBF7FGLAHH2UX535CM&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WSB-TV<&sol;a>&period; The heavy impact reportedly necessitated an immediate rush to the hospital for the rapper&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prosecutors&comma; who filed a motion to have his bond revoked following his hospitalization&comma; alleged that the incident stemmed from an overdose and that paramedics had to administer Narcan&period; Once the staff started treating his injuries&comma; Rondo allegedly became &&num;8220&semi;belligerent&&num;8221&semi; with them and had to be sedated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>The court document read&comma; &&num;8220&semi;&lbrack;Quando&rsqb; was subsequently transported to &lbrack;Memorial Health University Medical Center&rsqb; where he became belligerent with hospital staff and ultimately had to be sedated&period; As a result of this incident&comma; the Defendant is being charged with a number of traffic offenses&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Shortly after that&comma; prosecutors alleged Rondo&&num;8217&semi;s involvement in a shootout between two groups in September&period; They filed another motion to ban him from Chatham County&comma; GA&comma; arguing that the community&&num;8217&semi;s safety was at risk due to several recent incidents involving the rapper&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsbtv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;district-attorney-seeks-ban-georgia-rapper-county-court-document-says&sol;HWGFTKJYNRCFPJ7457I6V46OOQ&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WSB-TV<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; since there was no evidence to prove Quando Rondo&&num;8217&semi;s involvement in the shooting&comma; even though he was allegedly present&comma; Judge Tammy Stokes denied the motion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;aht-aht-quando-rondo-checks-youtuber-over-diamond-tester-prank&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Aht Aht&excl; Quando Rondo Checks YouTuber Over Diamond Tester Prank<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"152814" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;quando-rondo-federal-charges-georgia&sol;" data-secure&equals;"a5508e3f4d"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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