The charges against ‘s husband Kenneth Petty for failing to register as a *** fender in California have been dropped by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s fice, but only because there is now a federal case against him for similar charges. According to The Blast, a hearing was held in L.A. court on Friday, where prosecutors told the judge that they were dropping the local charges against him.

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Since it is against the law to move states or change addresses without reporting the move to the *** fender registry within an allotted amount time, he was arrested by the Los Angeles District Attorney and ultimately released on a $20,000 bond.

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While these charges have now been dropped, it’s only because there’s a more pressing case against him. Kenneth was indicted by the Federal Government this week, after still failing to register in California. He turned himself in and was arrested on a $100,000 bond. Now that there’s a federal case against Kenneth, the D.A.’s fice decided to drop the charges against him. “The case was dismissed today because he is facing a similar charge in federal court,” a rep for the D.A’s fice explained. , but, according to The Blast, his lawyers may be under the belief that he could knock some time f if he manages to convince the judge in federal court that he didn’t explicitly intend to avoid registering after moving to Los Angeles. Upon his recent arrest,  and will be required to wear an ankle monitor upon his release.

Kenneth is required to register as a *** fender in the first place due to his conviction in 1995 for first-degree attempted rape. He served almost four years in New York federal prison for the crime. Nicki has been ridiculed for her association with him ever since she went public with their relationship, and