Rapper Polo G was taken into custody on gun-related charges after a Manhattan hotel maid discovered a loaded Glock in his room in April, as per NYPD.
According to TMZ, after the hotel employee alerted local authorities, police executed a search warrant of the room and found the weapon along with $23,000 in cash at the time of the arrest.
As per the police, the Chicago rapper was arrested and brought into custody on charges of criminal possession of a firearm and a weapon. An NYPD spokesperson to Billboard via email,
"On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 1209 hours, police responded to a 911 call for found property at 246 Spring Street. Upon arrival, it was reported to officers that there is a firearm at the location. An individual was placed into custody at the location without incident.
Now on December 9, Polo took to his social media account to celebrate beating the New York gun case. He wrote,
"Beat my case in NYC. Shout out to my lawyer Stacey Richman."
He attached a screenshot of a text message from Richman which said,
"Congratulations, I just got off the record in front of the judge! Your case is dismissed and sealed."
More about Polo G's other cases
Although Polo G may be in the clear regarding his New York case, his other cases are still pending. The rapper was also arrested in August 2023, after cops raided his California home and found "numerous firearms." The raid identified the rapper's brother Taurean Bartlett or Trench Baby as a suspect in a California robbery.
As per LAPD, when the alleged victim came to Taurean's house to work on a music video, the rapper pulled out a handgun and demanded to have the money transferred to an unknown account by the victim.
Taurean was taken into police custody and released after posting $100,000 bail. In his recent April 2024 case, his lawyer Stacey Richman argued that Polo G was focused on his rap career and pleaded for no bail.
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"This man is 100% serious in terms of his work, in terms of his professionalism. He has absolutely no incentive to flee because he has a career he's built."
The rapper is known for his hit singles like Finer Things and Pop Out fearing rapper Lil TJay which shot him to fame. He released his fourth and most recent album, Hood Poet, on August, 9 through Columbia Records.
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