Rapper Lil Tjay Arrested & Charged With…
Lil Tjay has been arrested in Florida following a high-profile taking pictures outdoors a on line casino in Seminole.
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The 24-year-old rapper, whose real identify is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested and booked on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray, according to reviews from PEOPLE.
Merritt was arrested by police on Monday, April 6, before being booked in Broward County Jail. His bond is set for $500. The Bronx native’s arrest comes shortly after Offset was shot in an incident outdoors a on line casino in Seminole, Fla.
“We can verify Offset was shot and is at present at the hospital receiving medical care. He is secure and being intently monitored,” a spokesperson for Offset told PEOPLE.
The Seminole Police Department clarified that Lil Tjay’s arrest was “in connection with the incident that took place Monday night at a valet area outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.” A second individual was also detained at the scene, though they haven’t been charged. This investigation stays ongoing while authorities attempt to establish extra people concerned in the taking pictures.
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“One person has been charged in connection with the incident that took place Monday night at a valet area outside of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood,” the assertion reads. “Tione Jayden Merritt has been charged with disorderly conduct-affray, a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida Statute 870.01. The incident began with an affray, or fight. Merritt was booked into the Broward County Jail late last night.”
“A second person detained at the scene has not been charged,” they continued. “The investigation to identify one or more additional persons involved in the incident is ongoing. The injured individual remains at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., with a non-life threatening injury.”
Dawn Florio, Lil Tjay’s lawyer, issued a assertion on Instagram prior to his arrest denying “false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved” in the taking pictures.
“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false,” she wrote at the time.
Florio has not responded to the new reviews confirming Lil Tjay’s arrest.
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