After a traffic stop, Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday (August 3). Officers detained him on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger throughout the stop.
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More Details About Soulja Boy’s Arrest
Police said, per the Associated Press, that cops pulled over the vehicle Soulja Boy was in at 2:35 a.m. He was subsequently arrested. Officials booked him into jail within the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division a bit of after 6 a.m., the sheriff department’s inmate database shows. Police have said that they haven’t any additional information on what prompted them to make the stop. It’s also unclear who the driving force was or who else was within the vehicle.
A representative for Soulja Boy didn’t immediately reply to The Associated Press’ request for comment. More details will likely be provided upon availability. It’s unclear if he’s still behind bars.
The Chicago hip-hop artist is best known for his 2007 single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and brought him a Grammy nomination for best rap song.
Rapper Ordered To Pay Victim $4M In Separate Case
Soulja Boy was recently ordered to pay more $4 million in damages in April. The court found him answerable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant generally known as ‘Jane Doe.’ The trial included evidence similar to photos of bruises and texts of Soulja telling the lady to “die” and that he must have “killed your silly a*s.” She also alleged a toxic workplace, claiming Soulja Boy did things like lock her up in a room with no food for days. Jane Doe’s lawyer asked for $73.6 million throughout the closing arguments.
One other Male Celebrity Was In Cuffs Recently
Soulja Boy isn’t the just one who ended up in cuffs at the highest of August. Over the weekend, Duke Dennis also got bagged by cops at a mall in San Antonio. A viral video shows the arrest, which included the 31-year-old being pressed up against the ground. Early reports stated he’s facing charges for criminal trespassing and evading arrest. His mugshot has since surfaced online amid widespread reactions.
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Associated Press author Itzel Luna contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
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