Tyquian Bowman, the 25-year-old Savannah rapper recognized professionally as Quando Rondo, has been sentenced to almost three years in jail for marijuana possession with intent to distribute. Savannah Now experiences that Quando was sentenced to 33 months in a federal jail and fined $40,000. Decide R. Stan Baker handed down the sentence Wednesday afternoon after Quando reached a plea deal. He’ll start serving his time period subsequent month.
In an unsealed indictment, prosecutors claimed that Quando Rondo conspired with two different folks to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and marijuana. As a part of his plea deal, the charged associated to the non-marijuana medication have been dropped, and the federal government agreed to return property, together with jewellery, that it seized. Quando nonetheless faces unrelated fees of reckless driving and DUI.
Quando Rondo had a chaotic run within the highlight. He has three albums and 4 platinum singles, however he’s better-known for his violent feud with Lil Durk and the late King Von. In 2020, Quando’s affiliate Lul Timm reportedly shot King Von to loss of life in a battle outdoors an Atlanta hookah bar. Earlier this yr, Lil Durk was arrested in connection to an alleged murder-for-hire plot that focused Quando. Whereas Quando was unhurt within the ensuing capturing, his childhood buddy Saviay’a Robinson was killed.