Lil Zay Osama has formally pleaded responsible to a critical gun cost in a Brooklyn, NY courtroom, and is now going through critical federal time.
Per the New York Each day Information, the Chicago rapper (actual title Isaiah Dukes) entered his plea on Thursday (Might 30) within the Brooklyn federal courthouse.
“I knowingly possessed a firearm that was a machine gun in Queens County on Sept. 29, 2022,” he stated. “I do know that it was incorrect and in opposition to the regulation.”
Lil Zay Osama was in possession of a modified machine gun — a .40 caliber Glock pistol with a swap that turned it into a completely automated weapon — which he left at the back of a rideshare in September 2022.
He faces as much as 10 years in jail when he’s sentenced subsequent month.
In accordance with arrest data obtained by HipHopDX, the “Fuck My Cousin” rapper was charged with possession of a loaded machine gun again in December 2023, theft of stolen items exceeding $10,000 however no more than $100,000, and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial quantity.
All three prices are felonies.
Fox 32 Chicago reported that the alleged incident occurred on December 13. In accordance with the outlet, Lil Zay Osama was with two pals — Jeremiah Dawson, 21, and Travon Garland, 19 — within the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook once they had been noticed by the police.
Police acquired details about “a car linked to a person who’s suspected to be a part of an investigation into an armed theft at a jewellery retailer in New York.”
It isn’t clear which of the three males is underneath suspicion for the alleged crime in New York. Lil Zay Osama 2022 NYC arrest was additionally prompted by suspicious exercise involving a car.
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The police started to present chase to the Chicago rapper and his two pals when the automotive made a collection of unlawful maneuvers. At one level, a police helicopter was even deployed to attempt to monitor down the automotive.
“Police discovered a loaded Glock 29 with a laser, an prolonged journal and a swap that converts the weapon into a completely automated machine gun and a loaded Glock 19 with a fifty-round drum journal and a defaced serial quantity contained in the Dodge,” reviews Fox 32.
Lil Zay Osama was additionally reportedly carrying a $90,000 necklace linked to the New York jewellery retailer theft, although it isn’t clear if he was in reality concerned within the theft, or if he merely benefited from it.
