Legal issues
On January 27, 2011, Cozart was apprehended on charges of heroin manufacture and distribution. He was found delinquent and served time on house arrest.[10]
In December 2011, Cozart left his grandmother's home holding a coat over his hands in front of his waistband. A policeman stopped to question the rapper, who dropped the coat, flashed a handgun and ran away. Officers chased then 16-year-old Cozart, who turned around several times and pointed the gun at them. The policemen "discharged their weapons," but missed. They caught him a half-block later and recovered the pistol, which was loaded. Cozart was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm on a police officer and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He was also given a misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest. He was placed on probation and house arrest at his grandmother's house.[11]
On September 5, 2012, Chicago Police disclosed to the Sun Times that Cozart is being investigated for a possible connection in the shooting death of fellow rapper and Englewood resident, Joseph 'Lil JoJo' Coleman.[12] This came after Keef had mocked his death on twitter.[13] Which he later claimed was the result of his account being hacked.[14] Coleman's mother has openly claimed that Chief Keef paid to have her son killed.[15]
On October 17, 2012, Cook County prosecutors asked a judge to remand Cozart to juvenile detention for alleged parole violations stemming from a video interview he held at a shooting range which included him discharging a firearm. A hearing was set for November 20 which was subsequently moved to January 28, 2013 and again moved to January 15.[16][17] The website that posted it, Pitchfork Media, was ordered by the court to provide the interview's footage after they removed it three months prior.[18]
On December 31, 2012, Cozart was issued a judicial summons for a new and unrelated alleged parole violation. Prosecutors claimed that he failed to notify his juvenile parole officer about a change of address. A hearing was set for January 2, 2013. [19] Cozart scored a victory in court, when the judge allowed him to remain free over prosecutors request that he be jailed.[20]