Lil Zay Osama was arrested after allegedly leaving a loaded Glock handgun in an Uber earlier this week.
In response to paperwork obtained by XXL, Lil Zay Osama, born Isaiah Dukes, was arrested and held with out bail after he allegedly left a loaded Glock 22.40 caliber pistol in an Uber. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, N.Y., alleged within the criticism that on Thursday (Sept. 29), a rideshare driver picked up the Chicago rapper and his acquaintances in Manhattan and noticed Lil Zay holding a firearm. After dropping him and his associates off in Queens, N.Y. , the motive force found that Lil Zay had left the firearm within the car and referred to as the police.
Legislation enforcement responded and retrieved the gun from the car, and the motive force later helped determine Lil Zay Osama. Subsequently, the “Have You Ever” rapper was arrested and charged with possession of a machine gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Prosecutors declare the gun Lil Zay was carrying is a remodified Glock 22.40 caliber pistol that has a “change” (also called “auto sear”) machine connected, which permits the firearm to shoot bullets in fast fireplace like a machine gun. Moreover, prosecutors mentioned within the criticism that the Chi-Metropolis rhymer is properly conscious of the importance of a change machine and cited rap lyrics from his 2021 tune “Danny Block,” which fits:
“Daily a distinct Glock/Pussy boy understand how I play it/I hope this tune proper right here don’t get within the palms of the feds (Hope it don’t get to the feds, man)/Ayy, I simply received a model new Glock/With a fifty and a change (With a fifty and a change).”
“The crimes charged on this case are extraordinarily critical and ensure that the defendant is a hazard to the group,” Assistant U.S. Lawyer (Jap District of New York) Rebecca Schuman wrote in court docket filings. “For one, the defendant possessed a very lethal weapon that had been transformed from a handgun able to capturing only one bullet every time the set off is squeezed to having the potential of firing till the set off is lifted.”
Prosecutors additionally famous that the 25-year-old rapper has a previous weapons possession conviction in Illinois and has two excellent arrest warrants, and due to this fact made him a flight threat and a hazard to the group.
Lil Zay Osama is presently in jail and is being held with out bond. If convicted, he might face 20 years in jail on the 2 prison prices.
XXL has reached out to Lil Zay Osama’s reps and his legal professional for remark.
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