Bogalusa Rapper FG Famous Arrested Hours After Prison Release

BOGALUSA POLICE DEPARTMENT A Bogalusa rapper known professionally as FG Famous was taken back into custody by the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 2, just hours after being released from prison following a sentence on an unrelated federal firearm charge. Mark Amos IV, 28, had served nearly all of a 60-month prison sentence when he was released earlier that day. However, his freedom was short-lived. According to information provided, Amos was arrested by the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office at approximately 11:41 p.m. on Nov. 2 on racketeering charges connected to a separate criminal investigation. The charges stem from a February 2024 indictment involving Amos and 15 other individuals accused of participating in an alleged criminal enterprise. Authorities alleged the operation involved drug trafficking, money laundering, illegal firearm possession and violent crimes, including attempted murder and murder.

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