Lil Baby was arrested on Monday (August 26) and charged with criminal possession of a weapon after he was caught with a gun inside a Las Vegas nightclub. According to reports, Lil Baby was arrested and held on $5,000 bail, but was released from custody after the amount was posted.
TMZ exhibitions that Lil Baby, real name Dominique Jones, was at the Encore Resort in Las Vegas and was found with a gun on his face that he wasn't allowed to carry according to a breaking report from TMZ. The report says the Atlanta rapper received the gun from another person and the act was witnessed by an unknown person, but prompted police to investigate.
In a statement, Lil Baby's lawyer wrote: “To be clear, Dominique Jones has a valid Georgia Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) permit. On his behalf, we are actively investigating the events and circumstances surrounding his arrest in Las Vegas.”
A Georgia CCW permit would not be valid in the state of Nevada.
THE My turn The star has not made any public statement about the arrest, nor have details emerged about why he was given the gun or who was responsible for giving it to him.
Lil Baby is due in Las Vegas on October 1st for a hearing on the charges.
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