Lil Tjay had followers confused on Tuesday (June 6) when he appeared to get arrested whereas on Instagram Dwell.
Within the video, which has since been circulating social media, the rapper is seen in New York Metropolis, telling law enforcement officials to not contact him. “No, bro. Hell no. What’s within the automobile? I don’t know what’s within the automobile,” he’s heard saying within the clip. “Don’t contact me. There’s no firearm within the automobile.”
Tjay is then restrained by a number of officers and handcuffed. The 22-year-old rapper’s lawyer Daybreak Florio has since advised TMZ that he was filming a music video when the police arrived and arrested him for reckless endangerment — not gun possession as was assumed by followers watching the reside video. Billboard has reached out the rapper’s label, Florio and NYPD for affirmation and extra info.
Again in 2019, one other clip of Lil Tjay being arrested went viral on-line, however the scene ended up being a part of his music video for “F.N.” In January of this 12 months, the star and 4 others had been arrested after police pulled Tjay over and allegedly discovered 4 loaded weapons inside his automobile with out legitimate license. The group, which was on its technique to movie a music video with Ice Spice, was charged with second-degree felony possession of a weapon, and held on $30,000 money bail and $90,000 bond by the NYC Division of Corrections.
See the most recent clip from Tjay’s Instagram Dwell beneath.
