Police arrested rapper Lil Baby at a Las Vegas casino for carrying a concealed firearm without a Nevada permit. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Rapper Lil Baby is in trouble with law enforcement for allegedly carrying a concealed firearm into a casino in Las Vegas. He reportedly told detectives to go ahead and arrest him to speed things up.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report detailed the incident that took place at Encore on Monday night. Security at the casino became aware that the rapper, whose real name is Dominique Armani Jones, had a firearm in his waistband and reported it to law enforcement. The Atlanta native took out the gun, put it into a duffle bag, and gave it to one of his acquaintances. Security approached the individual with the bag and confiscated the firearm.
forgot to take it off after performing at a nightclub that evening
Lil Baby admitted to police that he was aware he couldn’t bring a gun into a casino and that he forgot to take it off after performing at a nightclub that evening for the birthday of NBA star James Harden.
While he possesses a Georgia concealed carry permit, it doesn’t extend to the state of Nevada, making his actions illegal. A video that TMZ posted of the star in handcuffs shows him initially offering a security guard $20,000 to ring a telephone number for him:
The 29-year-old has a hearing for the felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit on October 1.
