After a site visitors cease, 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 actual identify is DeAndre Cortez Approach, was a passenger throughout the cease.
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Extra Particulars About Soulja Boy’s Arrest
Police stated, per the Related Press, that cops pulled over the car Soulja Boy was in at 2:35 a.m. He was subsequently arrested. Officers booked him into jail within the Los Angeles Police Division’s Wilshire Division a bit of after 6 a.m., the sheriff division’s inmate database reveals. Police have stated that they don’t have any further info on what prompted them to make the cease. It’s additionally unclear who the motive force was or who else was within the car.
A consultant for Soulja Boy didn’t instantly reply to The Related Press’ request for remark. Extra particulars can be supplied upon availability. It’s unclear if he’s nonetheless behind bars.
The Chicago hip-hop artist is greatest identified for his 2007 single “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and introduced him a Grammy nomination for greatest rap tune.
Rapper Ordered To Pay Sufferer $4M In Separate Case
Soulja Boy was just lately ordered to pay extra $4 million in damages in April. The court docket discovered him accountable for sexually assaulting and bodily and emotionally abusing a former assistant often known as ‘Jane Doe.’ The trial included proof corresponding to photographs of bruises and texts of Soulja telling the lady to “die” and that he ought to have “killed your silly a*s.” She additionally alleged a poisonous office, claiming Soulja Boy did issues like lock her up in a room with no meals for days. Jane Doe’s lawyer requested for $73.6 million throughout the closing arguments.
One other Male Celeb Was In Cuffs Lately
Soulja Boy isn’t the one one who ended up in cuffs on the high of August. Over the weekend, Duke Dennis additionally bought bagged by cops at a mall in San Antonio. A viral video reveals the arrest, which included the 31-year-old being pressed up in opposition to the ground. Early studies acknowledged he’s dealing with costs for felony trespassing and evading arrest. His mugshot has since surfaced on-line amid widespread reactions.
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Related Press author Itzel Luna contributed to this report through AP Newsroom.
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