Soulja Boy Arrested During Late-Night Traffic Stop
The “Crank That” rapper was arrested in Los Angeles after police allegedly discovered a firearm in a automotive throughout a visitors cease early Sunday morning (August 3).
Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday (August 3) in Los Angeles after police allegedly found a firearm throughout a visitors cease within the Melrose space, in accordance with NBC Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed officers pulled over a car round 2:30 a.m. native time and observed a gun inside. The 33-year-old rapper, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger within the automotive and was taken into custody on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities didn’t disclose the explanation for the preliminary cease.
Social media posts recommend the rapper had been celebrating his birthday at West Hollywood hotspot Poppy simply hours earlier than the arrest. His birthday was July 28.
The “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” artist, who rose to fame in 2007 together with his viral dance anthem, has had a number of brushes with the regulation through the years. In April, a Los Angeles jury discovered him chargeable for sexual battery and assault, ordering him to pay $4 million to a girl who accused him of abusing her over a two-year interval.
In 2023, Soulja Boy was additionally named in a Securities and Exchange Commission case involving the unlawful promotion of crypto property. He and singer Austin Mahone had been the one two celebrities amongst these charged who declined to settle with the SEC by paying $400,000 in penalties, curiosity and disgorgement.
This isn’t his first run-in with weapons-related fees. In 2014, he was arrested in Los Angeles for carrying a loaded firearm, although the case was later dismissed. In 2019, he was sentenced to 240 days in jail for violating probation after police discovered ammunition at his house.
As of Sunday, no additional particulars about his newest arrest have been launched by LAPD.
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