Rapper G Herbo was arrested in Chicago on Sunday after he was allegedly found to be in illegal possession of a gun during a traffic stop.
According to police, they pulled over a Cadillac Escalade for turning without a turn signal. Once they approached the vehicle, the drill rapper was sitting in the back seat and making movements to the center console where they found the loaded handgun.
Around 5:42 p.m., police say the rapper, whose real name is Herbert Wright, was pulled over by officers in the 0-100 block of E. Ontario St. on the city’s Near North Side.
TMZ reports the 27-year-old Chicago rapper bonded out of jail and is due back in court at a later date.
The tabloid tycoon company also reports that, the rapper is still dealing with an indictment from Dec. 2020 when he and several members of his crew were charged in federal court with using stolen credit card details and IDs to pay for private jets, expensive meals and designer puppies. G Herbo could potentially dodge jail time in the federal case if he pleads guilty to charges.
These charges include aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. If he accepts a plea deal, then the aggravated identity theft charges, which have a mandatory minimum sentence of two years, could be tossed out.
Negotiations between Herbo’s attorneys and the prosecution reportedly began in May 2021.
In regards to this traffic stop, he was charged with a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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