SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville-born rapper David Darnell Brown — also known as Young Buck — has agreed to a plea deal in Sumner County.
Brown’s trial was previously delayed from July 2024 to Jan. 12, 2026, after Brown’s attorney asked for and was granted an extension on the trial due to health reasons.
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The Straight Outta Cashville rapper pleaded guilty to domestic assault charges and a felony gun charge dating back to 2020. His arrest sparked protests in Sumner County last April, and demonstrators stood against what they called “political and police corruption.”
Court documents show that as part of the deal, Brown is being sentenced to eight years of community corrections, and he will not go to prison. The documents show Brown earned pretrial jail credit for serving from April 7, 2025, to May 7, 2025.
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The special conditions of the plea include an alcohol and drug assessment within 60 days of plea with mandatory compliance and no violent contact with Lucresia Neal, who reportedly shot at Brown in 2020. Brown must also forfeit all seized property and the weapon, and he must report to Sumner County Community Corrections…