FG Famous Released From Federal Prison Then Arrested Hours Later

JaydaYoungin’s brother FG Famous was released from federal custody on November 2 after serving nearly all of a five-year sentence, then booked hours later in Louisiana on a separate racketeering charge.

The Bogalusa rapper, whose legal name is Mark Amos IV, entered the Washington Parish jail at 11:41 p.m., according to booking information. The new arrest returns Amos to a state case that was pending while he served his federal term.

A Washington Parish grand jury indicted Amos and 15 other people in February 2024. Prosecutors accused the group of participating in a racketeering enterprise that operated between January 2017 and November 2023.

The state indictment arrived while Amos was still moving through the federal case. That timing left two different tracks: a federal conviction with a fixed prison term, and a Louisiana prosecution that could continue after his release. The November booking reflects the second track, not a new federal sentence.

The 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office said the alleged enterprise involved a network tied to firearms and narcotics. The indictment release described a wider collection of alleged crimes by members and associates, including murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, money laundering and obstruction.

Those allegations were made against the alleged enterprise as a whole; the release listed Amos on the racketeering count without assigning every alleged act to him.

Then-Interim District Attorney J. Collin Sims called it “part of a series of indictments targeting violent crime in Bogalusa with our local, state, and federal partners.”

Amos’ federal case came from a July 2022 police pursuit. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, officers tried to stop a Corvette he was driving, but he sped through a residential area at more than 100 mph before fleeing on foot and hiding beneath a nearby house.

Officers said a backpack near Amos contained about 522 grams of marijuana and two 9mm handguns, including one reported stolen. He later pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

A federal judge sentenced Amos in August 2024 to 60 months in prison, three years of supervised release and a $100 assessment. His November 2 booking does not erase that completed federal sentence. It places him back in custody as Louisiana prosecutors continue the separate racketeering case.