Polo G was arrested on Wednesday (April 10) in New York City on two weapons charges, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed Advertising sign on Friday (April 12).
Police said the Chicago rapper — born Taurus Bartlett — was arrested and taken into custody on charges of criminal possession of a firearm as well as criminal possession of a weapon.
“On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 12:09 p.m., police responded to a 911 call for a found property at 246 Spring Street,” an NYPD spokesperson said via email. “Upon arrival, it was reported to officers that there was a firearm at the scene. One person was taken into custody at the location without incident.”
Based on the address provided by law enforcement, it appears the arrest took place at The Dominick Hotel in New York's SoHo neighborhood earlier this week.
According TMZ, a loaded Glock 23 was discovered by a Dominick Hotel employee who notified local authorities. Police executed a search warrant on the room and found the gun before arresting the “Pop Out” rapper. The Polo G was reportedly carrying approximately $23,000 in cash at the time of the arrest.
This is far from Polo's first brush with the law. The rapper was arrested in August 2023 after police raided his California home and found “several firearms” there. The raid followed Polo G's brother Taurean Bartlett (aka Trench Baby) being identified as a suspect in a robbery in California. According to the LAPD, when the alleged victim arrived at Taurean's home to film a music video, the rapper “pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim wire money to an unknown account.”
LAPD detectives subsequently obtained an arrest warrant for Taurean and discovered he was living with Polo G. When the firearms were discovered at the residence, police arrested both brothers. In that incident, Polo G was booked for possession of a rifle at the Van Nuys Jail.
Polo G is working on the release of his anticipated fourth album. His third LP, Hall of Famereached in 2021 and marked his first Billboard 200 No. 1 with 143,000 equivalent album units earned in the first week.
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