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Rapper Soulja Boy arrested on suspicion of weapons charges in LA Soulja Boy released after gun charges dropped
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US rapper Soulja Boy was arrested on suspicion of weapons charges in Los Angeles early Sunday morning, according to US reports. US rapper Soulja Boy has been released from custody after prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to bring weapons charges.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed to CBS News that the star, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested at around 2:35am local time in the Melrose neighborhood of the city. Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested early on Sunday when the vehicle he was in was pulled over for an alleged traffic violation. During the stop, officers found a firearm in the car.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and discovered that Way, a passenger in the vehicle, was allegedly in possession of a firearm. The Crank That star spent two nights in custody but the case "was declined due to insufficient evidence", the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office told Billboard and Rolling Stone.
The rapper and producer, known predominantly for his 2007 hit Crank That (Soulja Boy), was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon. Within a few hours of his release on Tuesday, Way posted on his social media a black backdrop that said "First day out" in bold letters.
The 35-year-old built a following off the back of the track which was attached to a popular dance trend at the time. The car carrying the star was stopped at about 02:35 local time on Sunday in the Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, near the location of his clothing store.
CBS - the BBC's partners in the US - have contacted the rapper's representatives for a comment. He was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while being a felon.
Separately, in April this year, Soulja Boy was ordered to pay $4.25m to a woman who accused him of sexual battery and abuse. Crank That (Soulja Boy) spent seven weeks at number one in the US and was Grammy-nominated for best rap song in 2008.
The unnamed woman sued the star saying he regularly raped her and beat her and sometimes kept her as a prisoner after she was hired as his assistant. The 35-year-old built a following off the back of the track, which was attached to a popular dance trend at the time.
In April this year, Soulja Boy was ordered to pay $4.25m (£3.2m) to a woman who accused him of sexual battery and abuse.
Way had denied abusing her and said their relationship was consensual - but a jury in a civil trial found him liable for sexual battery, assault and gender violence.Way had denied abusing her and said their relationship was consensual - but a jury in a civil trial found him liable for sexual battery, assault and gender violence.
In 2014, he was sentenced to probation for carrying a loaded firearm in public, but was later arrested for violating his probation terms. He spent almost eight months behind bars.