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    Rapper Lil Baby arrested in Las Vegas on gun charge

    By Isabel Keane,

    2024-08-28

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    Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Baby was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip after cops accused him of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

    The 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dominique Jones, was taken into custody early Monday and booked in Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

    He had been in town performing at a celeb-packed birthday party Sunday for Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden, clips shared on social media show.

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    Rapper Lil Baby was arrested in Las Vegas on Monday on concealed weapon charges. Getty Images for Visible

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    The “Yes Indeed” singer has not been formally charged with the crime, a felony in Nevada. He was released from custody after posting $5,000 bail, according to TMZ. He is due back in court on Oct. 1.

    Lil Baby’s attorneys said that he has a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon — but in Georgia, not Nevada.

    “Dominique Jones has a valid Georgia Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit,” attorneys Drew Findling and David Chesnoff said in a statement. “On his behalf, we are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding his arrest in Las Vegas.”

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    CCW permits from Georgia are not recognized in Nevada, according to Georgia’s Department of Public Safety .

    Clips shared on social media showed the rapper had been in town celebrating Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden’s birthday on Sunday.

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    The rapper reportedly has a CCW permit in Georgia, his attorneys said. Getty Images

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    Lil Baby and singer Chris Brown performed for guests attending the 35-year-old’s party, which included Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant and rapper Travis Scott, according to Athlon Sports .

    It’s not the first time the Billboard-charting rapper faced legal troubles. In 2021, he was detained while in France for Paris Fashion Week after being cited for allegedly “transporting drugs,” though he was released soon after and only had to pay a fine, according to Billboard.

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    The Grammy Award-winning artist is due back in court on Oct. 1. Getty Images for ASCAP

    He was also arrested in 2019 for reckless driving in Atlanta, according to the Independent.

    Videos of that arrest shared on social media showed the then-24-year-old rapper lying facedown on the street while being put in handcuffs by a cop, according to the outlet. He was later released on bond.

    With Post wires.

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    Juan Sicario
    08-28
    Las Vegas is a piece of shit city, they knew he had a CCW and other states so in order to get money out of you or a celebrity they will falsely charge you and instead of dropping the charges after they know they are in the wrong they will make you pleato either probation, taking a CCW class and buying a home or becoming a resident in Vegas just to get the money out of you. That is a piece of shit place.
    axlerod
    08-28
    tipical ⁉️
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