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Bronx rapper Lil Tjay arrested in NYC with loaded gun in car: cops
The 21-year-old musician, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was in the SUV with four friends when cops pulled them over for unknown reasons.
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Bronx rapper Lil Tjay arrested in NYC with loaded gun in car: cops
By
Joe Marino and
Tina Moore
January 16, 2023 6:27pm
Updated
Rapper Lil Tjay was busted in The Bronx on Monday after cops found a loaded firearm inside a car he was riding in, police said.
The 21-year-old musician, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was in a car with several friends when cops pulled them over for unknown reasons.
The Bronx-born rapper and one of his pals were taken into custody with charges pending, cops said.
The “Brothers” artist, who is signed to Columbia Records, appears to have been in the borough to shoot a music video, according to social media posts.
The Bronx-born rapper and one of his pals were taken into custody with charges pending.730Radio Lil Tjay appears to have been in the borough to shoot a music video.730Radio
“Video shooot today lol it’s litt,” reads a post on his Instagram story.
The bust comes seven months after Lil Tjay was shot several times during an attempted robbery at an Edgewater, New Jersey, shopping plaza.
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