US rapper Soulja Boy was arrested on suspicion of weapons expenses in Los Angeles early Sunday morning, in accordance with US experiences.
The Los Angeles Police Division (LAPD) confirmed to CBS Information that the star, whose actual title is DeAndre Cortez Approach, was arrested at round 2:35am native time within the Melrose neighborhood of town.
Officers carried out a visitors cease and found that Approach, a passenger within the automobile, was allegedly in possession of a firearm.
The rapper and producer, recognized predominantly for his 2007 hit Crank That (Soulja Boy), was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm whereas being a felon.
The 35-year-old constructed a following off the again of the monitor which was hooked up to a preferred dance development on the time.
CBS – the BBC’s companions within the US – have contacted the rapper’s representatives for a remark.
Individually, in April this yr, Soulja Boy was ordered to pay $4.25m to a lady who accused him of sexual battery and abuse.
The unnamed girl sued the star saying he often raped her and beat her and typically stored her as a prisoner after she was employed as his assistant.
Approach had denied abusing her and stated their relationship was consensual – however a jury in a civil trial discovered him responsible for sexual battery, assault and gender violence.
