Soulja Boy has one less problem to worry about after pleading “no contest” to felony gun charges in Los Angeles. Catching a huge break, Soulja was sentenced to five years of probation and 240 days of community labor as reported by TMZ.
The rapping Internet troll was facing up to four years in prison for the charges.
As previously reported, Soulja Boy was charged with illegally possessing firearms on Jan. 23 after he was arrested at his Hollywood Hills home on Dec. 15 after police found him with a .45 caliber Glock 21 handgun and a Mini Draco AR-IS assault rifle.
Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was charged with one count each of possession of an assault weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful firearm activity and misdemeanor receiving stolen property. DA officials also said the handgun was reported stolen out of a Huntington Beach police vehicle.
The viral star was arrested on suspicion of violating his probation after police found a firearm in his Hollywood Hills home. Although the reason for the call is unknown call, many speculated the arrest was the result after someone snitched on the rapper for threatening people online.
Due to Soulja being on probation from the 2014 incident also involving a gun, he is not allowed to own or possess a gun, which resulted in his arrest.
The 26-year-old Chicago native was arrested in January 2014 in Granada Hills on suspicion of possessing a loaded gun. He was a passenger in a car when police pulled the driver over for allegedly running a stop sign.
The rapper also was arrested on felony drug and weapons charges in 2011 after a traffic stop in Georgia.
Under the conditions of his probation, Soulja can’t possess any deadly weapons or replicas, including toy guns. He can also travel internationally for reasons related to his career but will have to clear any trips with his probation officer.
It looks Big Soulja from the hood will have to find some new theatrics to keep the Internet entertained now that he can’t send slugs over Social Media anymore but he definitely kept us entertained with virals like the one below.
