The rapper Gunplay is going through three felony fees over an alleged home violence incident involving his spouse.
The rapper, whose actual title is Richard Morales, was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated battery with a lethal weapon, false imprisonment, and baby abuse, in keeping with court docket data reviewed by Billboard.
In keeping with a police report obtained by Miami’s Fox affiliate, the rapper’s spouse, Vonshae Taylor-Morales, informed police that an intoxicated Gunplay turned enraged when she requested him to decrease the quantity of a online game on his Xbox to keep away from waking their six-month-old baby. After he allegedly threw glasses and bottles at her, she reported that he then picked up an AK-47 assault rifle and aimed it at her.
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When she tried to go away the residence, Taylor-Morales says he blocked her and tried to seize the newborn by the neck and head. When she screamed for assist, the rapper allegedly left the residence, permitting her to flee the scene. Police later arrived, arresting Gunplay and recovering the AK-47.
On Instagram, Taylor-Morales recounted the identical incident and stated that she could be submitting for divorce. “I simply need everybody to know my daughter and I are protected,” she wrote. “Sadly, Richard is again utilizing and developed a really dangerous ingesting drawback. I’ve tried every thing in my energy to assist him and love him. It is a demon he has to beat on his personal. At this level I actually imagine it’s too late.”
An preliminary listening to earlier than a choose had been scheduled for Monday morning to find out whether or not Gunplay could be launched on bond, nevertheless it’s unclear if it passed off. The rapper couldn’t instantly be positioned for remark.
