Where was Yovngchimi raised? Real name and all we know as Puerto Rican rapper arrested at Luis Munoz Marin airport

Yovngchimi, a Puerto Rican rapper, has come to the forefront of legal issues following his arrest at the Luis Muniz Marin airport today. On December 12, he was consequently a federal grand jury indicted him with two counts of firearm violations, an official press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Puerto Rico reads.

Yovngchimi, real name Ángel Javier Avilés-Monzón, was born on February 16, 1996, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was raised in Santurce, and it was his upbringing that influenced his career and perception of music. Today, the songwriter is best known for his role in the Urbano-Latino movement with his freestyle performances and genre-blending tracks.

Everything we know about Yovngchimi's brush up with the law as he faces up to 20 years behind bars

The official press release, dated December 29, 2024, reveals that Yovngchimi was knowingly in possession of a pistol on or around June 4, 2023, and on or around August 25, 2024. The machine gun in question had been modified to shoot more than one bullet automatically with one pull of the trigger, without the need for manually reloading.

If convicted, the rapper is looking at a maximum penalty of up to a decade in prison for each count. This means he faces the possibility of up to 20 years behind bars. Given that the legal proceedings are in the early stages, a federal district court judge is now tasked with determining the sentence. It will be decided in accordance with the U.S. Judgment Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Rolling Stone has reported that the next few steps of the proceedings will include judicial hearings, which will render the possible sentence, should the rapper be convicted. However, per the outlet, the federal prosecutor's office has emphasized that so far, Yovngchimi is only facing allegations, not a conviction, noting that innocent until proven guilty rings true in this case.

Per the official press release,

U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico, and Joseph González, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Juan Field Office made the announcement.

As for the prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Alberto López-Rocafort, Chief of the Gang Section, and AUSA Joseph Russell have been tasked with the case.

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This isn't Yovngchimi's first brush with the law, as in 2023, he had to cancel one of his sold-out tours as he was on probation at the time, which prohibited him from leaving the country.

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