Soulja Boy arrested on suspected weapons charge during traffic stop

Soulja Boy has been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm during a postulation stop.

The rapper, whose existent sanction is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a rider successful the car that was stopped successful the Fairfax country of Los Angeles aboriginal connected Sunday morning, the LAPD said.

"A rider was detained and constabulary arrested DeAndre Cortez Way for being a convicted felon successful possession of a firearm," the connection added.

Possessing a firearm arsenic a convicted felon is simply a felony.

The 35-year-old was booked into jailhouse successful the LAPD's Wilshire Division soon aft 6am. It is not wide if helium has since been released.

Police did not supply accusation connected what prompted the postulation halt and who other was successful the conveyance with Way.

Soulja Boy is yet to publically remark connected the incident.

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Soulja Boy is champion known for his 2007 deed Crank That, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks and landed him a information for champion rap opus astatine the Grammys.

The rapper was arrested and charged with a felony successful 2014 for carrying a loaded weapon during a postulation halt successful LA.

In April this year, the Chicago hip-hop creator was ordered to wage much than $4m (£3m) successful damages to his erstwhile adjunct aft being recovered liable for sexually assault, arsenic good arsenic physically and emotionally abusing them.