Kenneth Petty is officially registered as a sex offender in the state of California.
According to TMZ, Nicki Minaj's husband entered into the California Megan's Law database, which tracks sex offenders in the state, soon after his arrest on Wednesday (March 4).
As fans know, Kenneth was arrested last week for failing to register as a sex offender. TMZ reported that his arrest stemmed from a 2019 incident when he was pulled over in Beverly Hills. The traffic stopped occurred on November 15, four months after his move to Los Angeles. During the stop, officers determined that Kenneth was a registered sex offender in New York state, but had not registered in California, as required by the law.
At the time, he was arrested and released on a $20,000 bond. The L.A. County D.A. charged him for failing to register as a sex offender, TMZ reported.
The feds arrested him last week for the same crime. While Kenneth's L.A. County charge has since been dropped, he is set to return to court next month for the federal case and he has to wear an ankle monitor until then, TMZ reports.
Kenneth's sex offender status stems from April 1995 when he was convicted of first-degree attempted rape. He reportedly used a sharp object when he tried to force his female victim to have sexual intercourse. Kenneth was 16 at the time and so was the victim. He served nearly four years in prison for the crime.
After being released, Kenneth was arrested again; this time for first-degree manslaughter. He went on to serve another seven years in prison before being released in 2013.
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