Playboi Carti was accused of threatening to shoot a driver and assaulting one other throughout a heated October encounter in Utah.

Playboi Carti allegedly threatened to shoot a limousine driver and punched one other throughout a chaotic confrontation in Utah whereas en path to a tour rehearsal, in accordance with newly launched police dispatch audio.

The 30-year-old rapper was initially cited for misdemeanor assault after reportedly placing driver Carl Reynolds throughout an argument involving Carti’s girlfriend, Giovanna Ramos, on October 2 in Park City.

But dispatch recordings obtained by TMZ counsel the scenario escalated past what was initially reported.

According to the audio, an officer advised a dispatcher that Carti threatened to “hit and shoot” a second driver, Lance Hayes, earlier than leaving the scene in a car.

Police situated Carti a brief distance from the place Reynolds had pulled over and issued a quotation for the alleged assault. However, no prices have been filed associated to the risk towards Hayes.

The incident unfolded whereas Carti was touring to a scheduled rehearsal. Reynolds advised police he was assaulted after Carti turned upset throughout a dispute with Ramos and allegedly hit him within the face.

This isn’t the primary time Carti has been entangled in authorized points. In 2017, he was arrested on home battery prices. Two years later, he was fined £800 within the UK after being convicted of assaulting his tour bus driver.

In 2020, he was arrested for drug and firearm possession. And in late 2022, he confronted felony aggravated assault prices for allegedly choking his then-pregnant girlfriend throughout an argument over a paternity check.

Carti is at the moment on tour and has not publicly addressed the newest developments. His authorized crew has additionally remained silent on the matter.

Court data present formal prices have been filed on October 9 in Wasatch County. He is scheduled to seem in courtroom this December.

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