Rapper Coolio arrested at LAX with a loaded gun
Sep 18, 2016, 2:52 pm
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Rapper Coolio arrested at LAX with a loaded gun
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapper-c...at-la-airport/
Uh-oh! Smell the trouble! Rapper Coolio has been arrested at LAX with loaded gun into his carryon bag. He should known better! The weapons is prohibited. He won't be flying.
Uh-oh! Smell the trouble! Rapper Coolio has been arrested at LAX with loaded gun into his carryon bag. He should known better! The weapons is prohibited. He won't be flying.
Sep 18, 2016, 4:11 pm
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Sep 18, 2016, 6:33 pm
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FWIW: "booked him on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a felon."
So, according to this report, he wasn't arrested for bringing a gun through security. Rather, he was arrested because his friend, whose bag it was in, said the gun was Coolio's — and Coolio is a felon, so he's not allowed to have guns.
I don't really care enough to FOIA this, though if anyone wants to, the CA PRA is pretty good for requesters. You'd have to ask the LAX PD.
So, according to this report, he wasn't arrested for bringing a gun through security. Rather, he was arrested because his friend, whose bag it was in, said the gun was Coolio's — and Coolio is a felon, so he's not allowed to have guns.
I don't really care enough to FOIA this, though if anyone wants to, the CA PRA is pretty good for requesters. You'd have to ask the LAX PD.
Sep 18, 2016, 6:38 pm
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http://ktla.com/2016/09/17/two-men-a...irearm-at-lax/ and http://www.dailynews.com/general-new...-found-in-bag/ say police claim the gun was stolen.
Coolio has a response video up.
Coolio has a response video up.
Sep 18, 2016, 6:40 pm
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https://www.tmz.com/2016/09/17/cooli...x-gun-airport/ says the gun was his bodyguard's.
Sep 18, 2016, 8:47 pm
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https://www.tmz.com/2016/09/17/cooli...x-gun-airport/ says the gun was his bodyguard's.
1:55 PM PST -- Cops tell us even though Coolio's bodyguard first claimed possession of the bag, a quick investigation determined other items inside it belonged to Coolio.
Sep 18, 2016, 10:15 pm
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A rep for Coolio tells us the gun belongs to the rapper's security guard but he's been detained for questioning and will be fully cooperative.
Sep 19, 2016, 8:09 am
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I have no knowledge either way, obviously. Just pointing out that there's some confusion in the public statements about who owns the bag and who owns the gun. I assume there'll be more info to come, though neither is particularly relevant to airport security per se IMHO, since neither of them were charged with anything relating to having brought a gun through the checkpoint — just with the provenance and ownership of the particular gun in question.
Oct 14, 2016, 2:30 pm
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