The rapper’s attorney tells Billboard his client has a valid Georgia Carrying a Concealed Weapon permit.
Lil Baby attends the 2024 Celebration of ASCAP Top Rhythm & Soul Music Songwriters and Publisher at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on June 27, 2024 in West Hollywood, Calif. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Lil Baby was arrested on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon in the early morning hours of Monday (Aug. 26), Las Vegas Metropolitan Police told Billboard.
According to TMZ, the artist was processed at the Clark County Detention Center for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, which is a felony in Nevada, and reportedly held on $5,000 bail. Billboard has reached out to the Clark County Detention Center.
“Dominique Jones has a valid Georgia Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) Permit,” Lil Baby’s attorney Drew Findling told Billboard in a statement. “On his behalf we are actively investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding his arrest in Las Vegas.
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Nevada does not recognize CCW permits from Georgia, according to Georgia’s Department of Public Safety.
According to videos on social media, the rapper had been spotted ringing in James Harden’s birthday at a Las Vegas party on Sunday (Aug. 25), where stars such as Travis Scott and Chris Brown were also in attendance.
Lil Baby has run into legal trouble in the past. He was arrested for reckless driving in February 2019 while cruising around Atlanta.
The 4PF rapper was also briefly detained in France when he was cited for allegedly “transporting drugs” in 2021 while he was in town for Paris Fashion Week. Baby was released shortly after and ordered to pay a fine.
On the music side, fans are eagerly awaiting his follow-up to It’s Only Me, which arrived in October 2022; the platinum LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. More recently, he served up an assist on Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2 album cut “Forever Rolling.”
