Rod Wave Asks Judge to Toss Evidence From Search of His Cars

Rod Wave is asking a judge to suppress evidence police say they recovered from three of his vehicles, arguing that officers lacked probable cause to search them. In court filings, the rapper’s lawyers contend the searches followed a burglary call but were not justified by a reasonable belief that evidence of that crime would be found in the cars. The vehicles named in the motion are a gray GMC Denali, a black Rolls-Royce and a gold Mercedes G-Class. According to his legal team, officers had no sound basis to connect a gun they allegedly saw inside the Denali to the reported burglary. His lawyers also say a detective left out an important detail: both Wave and another man reportedly told police the Denali arrived after the burglary had already happened. Police allegedly recovered three firearms, three magazines and 16 rounds of ammunition. Wave’s attorneys want the court to exclude those items as evidence, describing them as the product of an unconstitutional search. The judge has not yet ruled on the request. The motion concerns a case in which Wave was arrested roughly a month after the alleged burglary. He was booked on 14 charges, including aggravated assault involving a firearm. Police allege that Wave and an associate argued while items were being carried out of a residence, and that a Glock pistol was drawn and fired. Wave’s lawyers deny that he committed a crime and have said he was the victim of a burglary. The competing accounts and the legality of the vehicle searches are now before the court; the allegations remain unresolved.