Roddy Ricch has been arrested in weapons charges in New York City.
The rapper was supposed to perform at the Governor’s Ball festival in the city but was arrested before that and is now in NYPD custody for multiple gun charges. TMZ reports that Roddy and his team were stopped at a security checkpoint for the festival that is happening at the CITI field in Queens this weekend.
According to law enforcement sources, officers found a loaded firearm inside the vehicle he was taking to the show. There were allegedly about 9 rounds of ammo as well as a large capacity magazine.
Unfortunately Roddy Ricch is no longer performing today.
— The Governors Ball (@GovBallNYC) June 11, 2022
The rapper and two more people were arrested and hit with the following charges: 4 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a large capacity ammo feeding device and unlawful possession of that device. The festival made the announcement of Roddy not performing anymore before he was set to take the stage.