Rapper Lil Baby arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of concealed weapon violation

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rapper Lil Child was arrested in Las Vegas after police accused him of carrying a hid weapon and not using a allow.

The Atlanta-born rapper, whose actual identify is Dominique Jones, was taken into custody on the Las Vegas Strip simply earlier than daybreak Monday, based on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division. Particulars about what led to the arrest weren’t instantly launched.

His attorneys, Drew Findling and David Chesnoff, stated in joint a press release that they had been “actively investigating” why the 29-year-old rapper had been arrested within the first place regardless of having a legitimate allow in Georgia to hold a hid weapon.

Lil Child has not been formally charged with the crime, which is a felony in Nevada, and was launched from custody after posting bond, court docket data present. He’s due in court docket in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.

The Grammy Award-winning rapper topped charts along with his 2020 sophomore album “My Flip,” and reached the No. 3 spot on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart along with his hit “The Larger Image,” which evokes the killing of George Floyd and different police abuse.

Different hits embody “Sure Certainly,” that includes Drake, and “Drip Too Arduous.” He additionally gained finest male hip-hop artist in 2021 on the BET Awards and was named 2020’s artist of the yr on the Apple Music Awards.