Rapper Lil Tjay busted for alleged gun and weed possession in NYC
Rapper Lil Tjay was collared in Brooklyn Wednesday after a Cadillac Escalade he was riding in was pulled over — and cops found a cache of guns, court records show.
The 19-year-old artist, whose given name is Tione Merritt, was in the black SUV with four others when cops stopped the car in East New York after the driver allegedly failed to signal when switching lanes, according to the criminal complaint.
Lil Tjay was charged alongside Khaufrah Brown, Antoine Boyd, Yamrick Parker and Tanej Davis.
The Bronx-born rapper, who is signed to Columbia Records, was arraigned New Year’s Eve on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sprung Friday on a $50,000 bond posted by celebrity bondsman Ira Judelson.
Lil Tjay was called a Hip Hop heartthrob by the music publication Pitchfork. His debut album, “True 2 Myself” peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200.