Polo G was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Aug. 23) whereas police raided his dwelling, Billboard can affirm.
It began final week, on August 15, when Polo G’s brother Taurean Bartlett (a.okay.a. Trench Child) was recognized because the suspect for a theft in Granada Hills, Calif. Based on LAPD stories, when the sufferer arrived at Taurean’s home to movie a music video, the rapper pulled out a “handgun with an prolonged
journal and demanded that the sufferer switch cash to an unknown account.”
Detectives then obtained an arrest warrant for Taurean, earlier than discovering that he was residing with Polo G. Upon serving the warrant on Wednesday (Aug. 23), police found “quite a few firearms” at Polo G’s dwelling and arrested each rapper brothers. Trench Child was booked for theft and Polo G was booked for possession of a short-barreled rifle at Van Nuys Jail.
Billboard has reached out to Polo G’s reps, however didn’t obtain a response at press time.
Polo G’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, informed Folks of the arrest: “Polo is being held beneath the guise that the police division must double test that he’s not a convicted felon as there was a purported firearm discovered within the dwelling. He’s not and by no means was a convicted felon. Any earlier prices he had I acquired dismissed and it’s all public file.”
