Kendrick Lamar’s “television off” collaborator, Lefty Gunplay, was arrested in El Paso forward of a scheduled efficiency.
Lefty Gunplay, the Los Angeles-based rapper who gained notoriety after that includes on Kendrick Lamar’s GNX album lower “television off,” was arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Monday (February 24).
In line with native CBS affiliate 4 Information, authorities apprehended the West Coast rapper forward of a scheduled efficiency within the metropolis. He was hit with three expenses: failure to put on a seatbelt, possession of a prohibited merchandise in a correctional facility, and possession of a managed substance. Lefty Gunplay was subsequently booked into the El Paso County Jail.
The managed substance cost pertains to the possession of 4-200 grams of an unidentified substance. Beneath Texas regulation, a conviction might end in a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a nice of as much as $10,000.
The rapper posted a $35,000 bond and was launched on the identical day he was booked.
Lefty Gunplay was in El Paso to host a celebration and carry out at Pals Sports activities Bar & Kitchen however missed the occasion resulting from his arrest.
Footage surfaced on-line allegedly displaying Lefty Gunplay in handcuffs being escorted by a police officer at a medical facility within the metropolis.
The rapper briefly addressed the state of affairs after his launch in an interview with native radio host Patti Diaz.
“In a while, I’ll get into additional particulars on what actually occurred, but when you recognize, you recognize,” he defined. “I really feel like I gotta make it as much as my El Paso followers. I do know I bought plenty of followers in Texas. Issues didn’t work out the best way they had been speculated to, however on the finish of the day, all the things occurs for a purpose. I like Texas… Hopefully we are able to make it proper.”
When requested about beef with Texas rappers, Lefty Gunplay replied, “Don’t imagine all the things you hear on the web.”
Associated
