The rapper, born Rodrick Moore, was taken into custody at a security checkpoint on Saturday night, June 11 after police found a loaded gun inside of his vehicle.
- Jun 13, 2022
AceShowbiz - Roddy Ricch is another rapper to have a run-in with the law. Just hours before he was set to perform at the Governor's Ball in New York City, the "Die Young" hitmaker was arrested on gun possession.
The 23-year-old, whose real name is Rodrick Moore, was taken into custody at a security checkpoint on Saturday night, June 11 after police found a loaded gun inside his vehicle. An employee hired for the Citi Field concert spotted the Canik 9mm under a seat of the 2020 black Cadillac Escalade that he and his pals were in at the security checkpoint around 6:20 P.M.
Roddy was initially charged with four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device and possession of an unlawful feeding device. However, prosecutors reportedly decided to drop the case "because the gun in question was found on the floor of the car and not on any person," according to the New York Post. He was later let go on Sunday.
Speaking about the arrest, an NYPD official told The Post, "The reason we do this checkpoints is for expressly this purpose." The statement added, "We don’t want people introducing guns in this venue."
Just days prior, fellow rapper DDG was arrested on gun charge as well. He was taken into custody around 9:30 P.M. on Monday, June 6 after he was pulled over by the Los Angeles Police Department. When officers searched his Lamborghini, they found a gun, leading to his arrest.
DDG, whose real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., was later booked in Valley Jail, but he was let go from prison on Tuesday after posting a $35,000 bond. The "Hood Melody" spitter is set to make a court appearance on June 28 at 8:30 A.M.
