While Diddy’s legal troubles aren’t over, one of his alleged drug mules is now off the hook.
Florida prosecutors have dropped all felony drug charges against Brendan Paul, according to TMZ.
The charges were officially dropped Tuesday after Paul, 25, completed a pretrial diversion program, according to his attorney Brian Bieber.
Federal sources also insist that Paul did not reach any kind of agreement with federal prosecutors in the Diddy case.
Paul, a former college basketball player at Syracuse, worked as Diddy’s top assistant and was arrested at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in March.
At the same time as Paul’s arrest, federal authorities were raiding Diddy’s mansions in both Miami and Los Angeles.
While Diddy’s legal troubles aren’t over, one of his alleged drug mules is now off the hook.
Florida prosecutors have dropped all felony drug charges against Brendan Paul, according to TMZ
Paul was searched at the airport and authorities found cocaine and marijuana candy, and he was detained.
He was charged with felony drug possession, and Bieber stated at the time, “We will try this case in the courtroom, not in the court of public opinion.”
While it was believed at the time that Paul might be offered a deal to testify against his boss, it appears that has not happened.
Paul will avoid both jail and probation now that all charges against him have been dropped.
As for Paul’s former boss Diddy, the 55-year-old was recently denied his third bail appeal, keeping him behind bars until trial.
He is currently scheduled for trial in May 2025 and is being held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
Late last month, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian made the decision to deny Diddy’s bail request following a hearing.
At the time, the rapper’s lawyers argued that a $50 million bail package they proposed would be enough to ensure Combs doesn’t flee and doesn’t try to intimidate potential trial witnesses.
Paul was searched at the airport and authorities found cocaine and marijuana candy, and he was detained.
While it was believed at the time that Paul could be offered a deal to testify against his boss, it appears that has not happened.
His trial is currently set for May 2025 and he is being held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
Paul, a former college basketball player at Syracuse, worked as Diddy’s top assistant and was arrested at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in March.
Subramanian cited direct evidence of Combs’ violence, referring to Diddy punching his ex Cassie in a 2016 hotel surveillance video, and a serious risk of witness tampering in the denial.
The ruling said: “The Court finds that the government has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably ensure the safety of the community.”
Prosecutors had previously said that Combs had been “witness tampering” from behind bars and Subramanian agreed, saying, “There is evidence to support a serious risk of witness tampering.”
The judge also cited evidence that Diddy violated communication rules behind bars, including paying for inmates’ dial-up code numbers to make three-way calls to people not on his approved contact list.
The decision also cited “compelling evidence of Combs’ propensity for violence.”