California rapper, YG has been arrested for stealing a gold chain from a fan’s neck alongside a diamond-laced pendant at a Las Vegas casino.
According to reports, the 28-year-old rapper whose real is Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson appeared before a Vegas court Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest and he turned himself in. He was charged with felony robbery and he was released after posting $20k bail.
The incident reportedly occurred in late May at the Cosmopolitan around 4 AM. A man reportedly approached him for a picture but was turned away by the rapper’s crew. As the man left he uttered that YG a fake celebrity, prompting the rapper to instructed his crew to “Get him,” before yanking the chain and a diamond-laced pendant from his neck. The incident was captured in the casino’s surveillance footage.
The alleged victim is also suing YG, claiming that his crew pounced on him before he took his jewelry valued somewhere between $3,000 and $9,000. The man wants at least $250k in compensation.