Rapper Skepta cleared of drug-driving in High Wycombe due to ‘uncertainty of evidence’
It was alleged he had driven his Mercedes-Maybach with THC in his system on May 14 last year in High Wycombe
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British grime artist Skepta has been cleared of a drug-driving charge due to a lack of evidence.
Joseph Adenuga, 43, known as Skepta, appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Thursday where he faced trial over an allegation he had driven his Mercedes-Maybach with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his system on May 14 last year in High Wycombe.
After an expert said in court that she could not be sure that samples taken from him had THC in it, District Judge Arvind Sharma decided to terminate proceedings and found Adenuga not guilty of the offence.
He said that the Crown Prosecution Service is required to provide evidence to the criminal standard of the quantity of THC in the sample.
Referring to the evidence, he said he could not take the matter further as the expert could not be sure that the “reading is accurate”.
Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, is a substance found in the cannabis plant.
The rapper was also accused of travelling at 37mph in a 30mph zone in his Rolls-Royce Phantom on November 20 2023, and failing to supply information to Thames Valley Police relating to the driver of the vehicle.
During the court hearing on Thursday, the judge dismissed both of these matters after the prosecutor Lucy Curran said the crown will be offering no further evidence.
Skepta, known for songs such as That’s Not Me, has two top 10 UK singles and three top 10 albums.