NeNe Leakes’ son Bryson Bryant pleads not guilty in fentanyl possession case after his arrest last summer

NeNe Leakes’ son Bryson Bryant has entered a not guilty plea to charges of felony possession of Fentanyl and misdemeanor ‘loitering/sniffing’ following his arrest in his Lawrenceville, Georgia home eight months ago.

Bryson, 34, has received legal representation to fight charges stemming from his arrest on July 3, 2023. Radaronline The news was reported Monday, citing court documents filed March 4 in Gwinnett County Superior Court.

At the time of his arrest, Bryant was charged with possession of a controlled substance, probation violation, loitering and giving a false name, address or date of birth, the newspaper previously reported.

According to the outletBryant told authorities he was his brother, Brentt Leakes, when he was taken into custody.

Bryant “eluded police and claimed he knew the people living at the residence, which was false,” officials said, according to the newspaper. He also allegedly provided the address of a house his mother had sold years ago.

NeNe Leakes, 56, spoke publicly about Bryson’s issues in a July 2023 interview on Reality with The King with host Carlos King. Pictured in June 2022

Bryant had been in custody for just over three months when he was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on October 5, 2023, on a $6,100 bond.

Officials said the $6,100 consisted of $2,400 for the controlled substance charge; According to the newspaper, it costs $1,850 for loitering and another $1,850 for giving a false name.

Bryant was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on a $3,700 bond; the incident led to him also being charged with violating probation in another case.

NeNe Leakes, 56, publicly addressed Bryson’s issues in a July 2023 interview on Reality with The King with host Carlos King.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta personality said her eldest son “needs rehabilitation” and “a lot of guidance.”

She said on the podcast: ‘He needs a lot of guidance. Like many families, I have relatives who struggle with drugs and certain addictions.

‘He has an addiction. He has been suffering from it for years. He’s been to rehab a few times, but he still comes out and relapsed.”

NeNe said she felt helpless watching her son struggle with substance abuse because she feels like there isn’t much she can do to guide him away from the destructive lifestyle.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta personality said her eldest son ‘needs rehabilitation’ and ‘a lot of guidance’

NeNe said she felt helpless watching her son struggle with substance abuse because she feels like there isn’t much she can do to guide him away from the destructive lifestyle.

“As a mother, my hands are tied to watch it,” NeNe said. ‘People who have had children or family members who use drugs know they have to be ready. They just have to be ready.”

She continued, “I spent so much money to get Bryson where he needs to be. But every time I send him away, it’s because I said, “You get your way and we’ll send you away.”

“But through counseling myself, I’ve learned that he needs to say, ‘I’m ready to go,’ not that I need to let him go.”

Bryant’s younger brother Brentt took to Instagram on July 18, 2023, to seemingly respond to the news, sharing a meme of his mother with her hands on her head, appearing to be in distress.

Brentt, who has 100,000 followers on the app under the name @kingbrentt, also shared a throwback from an old RHOA reunion with his beloved mother.

In the clip, Leakes sat on a couch, wearing a white pantsuit, as she asked about a conflict: “Why am I in it now?”

Bryant’s latest arrest comes after he was arrested for driving under the influence in 2011 when he failed to stay in his lane. He was then arrested in 2012 for driving with a suspended driver’s license.

In 2015, he was arrested after giving police a false name during a McDonald’s raid in Georgia. Bryson was accused of being part of a group of suspects who planned to print counterfeit checks at the fast food chain.

NeNe pictured with her sons Brentt and Bryson at her 2013 wedding

Brentt took to Instagram last year to seemingly respond to the latest news when he shared a meme of his mother with her hands on her head, appearing to be in distress

A Season 5 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which aired in 2012, documented when Bryson was arrested on charges of stealing razors from a Walmart.

A Season 5 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta that aired in 2012 documented when Bryson was arrested for allegedly stealing razors from a Walmart.

Since it wasn’t the first time he ended up in jail, NeNe chose to let him stay there to stand by his decisions.

“He’s had a very easy life, so now I’m going to show him what a hard life is,” she said during the episode. ‘He remains in prison. I can’t get him out, and he can figure it out behind bars.’

NeNe shares Bryson with her ex Calvin Bryant, and she shared Brentt with her late husband Gregg Leakes, who died of cancer in September 2021.