Roddy Ricch busted with firearm, ammo outside Governor’s Ball: cops

Rapper Roddy Ricch was arrested with a gun and an prolonged journal in Queens on June 11, 2022, in accordance with NYPD.
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Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch was busted with a gun – and an prolonged journal – at a safety checkpoint earlier than he was set to carry out on the Governor’s Ball at Citi Discipline on Saturday night time, cops say.

The 23-year-old rapper, whose actual title is Rodrick Moore, was in a automobile with two different males stopped at a safety checkpoint round 6:20 p.m. – simply hours earlier than the occasion was set to start – when an worker with a personal safety agency employed for the Queens live performance noticed the firearm beneath a seat, in accordance with police.

Authorities additionally discovered an prolonged journal that contained 9 rounds of ammunition, a police spokesman mentioned.

The rapper was busted proper earlier than he was set to carry out at Governor’s Ball at Citi Discipline.

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An indication asserting that Roddy Ricch’s set had been canceled because of the arrest.

Moore of Los Angeles was charged with legal possession of a weapon, possession of a big capability ammunition feeding machine and possession of an illegal feeding machine, cops mentioned.

Carlos Collins, 57, of NJ and Michael Figueroa, 46, Brooklyn, are additionally going through gun expenses, cops mentioned.

Moore — who received a Grammy for Finest Rap Efficiency in 2020 and has been nominated for a high music award 10 occasions — had been set to carry out Saturday on the well-liked occasion.