Rapping Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd Goes Viral

WINTER HAVEN, FL —Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has gone viral after he donned a gold chain and briefly rapped during a Thursday press conference announcing that 32 had been charged, and 29 arrested, in a 16-month illegal drug investigation.

The investigation called "Operation Bell Gang Blues," - apparently named after a rap group that included some of those arrested - centered around the Lake Wales area. The operation yielded dozens of arrests, the seizure of approximately $283,820 illegal drugs, $88,000 in cash and $89,000 in jewelry.

During the press conference, Judd mentioned that a few of those arrested were rappers. He then held up photos of two men and, in a video now making its way around the internet, said:

"Well, how cool are you today? Can you all make up a rap song about this? Well, I'll help you out," Judd said.

Judd then put on a large gold chain seized during the investigation and continued:

"You see, we got 'ya gold. We put your tail . . . in the county jail," Judd said. "Think about that brothers. And you know what? You can call it the Bell Gang Blue rap song. How's that? You may think it's cool, but it will end up with you arrested, every time."

The video, originally posted by WFLA has since been posted by different sites, including: Complex.com, HipHopDX.com, RollingOut.com and 933flz.iheart.com.

According to News Channel 8 in Tampa, Judd is known for making colorful remarks about the criminals his deputies catch. In 2019, the station reported that Bartow rapper Stephon Girard even made up a rap song about the sheriff called "Ducking Grady Judd," which tells the story of Polk County criminals running from Judd's deputies.