Soulja Boy weapons charges dropped due to “insufficient evidence”
Soulja Boy has been released from custody after prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to bring weapons charges against him.
The Chicago rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested early on Sunday (August 3) on suspicion of weapons charges in Los Angeles.
Officers in the Melrose neighbourhood – nearby the ‘Tell ‘Em’ rapper’s store for his SODMG clothing line – conducted a traffic stop and found that the artist was allegedly in possession of a firearm, the LAPD told CBS News. The 35-year-old was then arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon.
The ‘Crank That’ artist then spent two nights in custody, but the case was ultimately “declined due to insufficient evidence”, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told Rolling Stone.
Within a few hours of his release on Tuesday (August 5), Soulja Boy took to social media to share an image that read: “First day out” in bold letters (per BBC News).
News of Way’s arrest comes after he was made to pay out $4.25million (£3.2million) this spring to a woman who accused him of abuse and sexual battery. As reported by the BBC, the woman, who remains unnamed sued the rapper, saying that he raped and beat her numerous times and sometimes “kept her as a prisoner” after she was hired as his assistant.
Soulja Boy denied the claims, and said that their relationship was always consensual. A jury in April found him liable for gender violence, assault and sexual battery.
In other Soulja Boy news, back in February he made headlines when he threatened to sue Bhad Bhabie because she accused him and Tyga of sleeping with Travis Barker‘s daughter, Alabama. In July, he also filed a lawsuit against YouTuber Tasha K and reality TV star William the Baddest, who claimed an “alleged intimate moment” happened between the Atlanta rapper and a man.
In March 2023, he and Lil Yachty were among celebrities who faced charges after being accused of promoting crypto assets, without disclosing that they were paid to do so. Other names included Austin Mahone, Shaffer Smith (Ne-Yo), and Aliaune Thiam (Akon). Other famous faces include Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, and Michele Mason (Kendra Lust), and nearly all of those accused settled the charges by agreeing to pay a total of more than $400,000 (£329,000), without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings.
At the start of the year, the rapper made headlines again when he defended his choice to perform at Donald Trump‘s recent inauguration ball.
The post Soulja Boy weapons charges dropped due to “insufficient evidence” appeared first on NME.
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