Rapper accused of gun threat
US rapper “The Game” was charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school area, authorities said.
The charges against the 27-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, stemmed from an alleged fight during a February 24 basketball game in Los Angeles, the district attorney’s office said.
Taylor pulled a gun from his red Cadillac Escalade after punching a player on the opposing team and threatened to shoot him, police said.
“The Game” was arrested on May 11 at his Los Angeles home by police executing a search warrant and was released on $50,000 bail.
He also is charged with exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer.
Taylor was scheduled to be arraigned today in Los Angeles.
He faces more than five years in a California state prison if convicted.
His attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
