Rapper Lil Baby Arrested in Las Vegas on Suspicion of Concealed Weapon Violation

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
August 28, 2024US News
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Rapper Lil Baby Arrested in Las Vegas on Suspicion of Concealed Weapon Violation
Lil Baby attends Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 13, 2024. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

LAS VEGAS—Rapper Lil Baby was arrested in Las Vegas after police accused him of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

The Atlanta-born rapper, whose real name is Dominique Jones, was taken into custody on the Las Vegas Strip just before dawn Monday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Details about what led to the arrest weren’t immediately released.

His attorneys, Drew Findling and David Chesnoff, said in joint a statement that they were “actively investigating” why the 29-year-old rapper had been arrested in the first place despite having a valid permit in Georgia to carry a concealed weapon.

Lil Baby has not been formally charged with the crime, which is a felony in Nevada, and was released from custody after posting bond, court records show. He is due in court in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.