Rapper accused of gun threat

US rapper “The Game” was charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school area, authorities said.

Rapper accused of gun threat

US rapper “The Game” was charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school area, authorities said.

The charges against the 27-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, stemmed from an alleged fight during a February 24 basketball game in Los Angeles, the district attorney’s office said.

Taylor pulled a gun from his red Cadillac Escalade after punching a player on the opposing team and threatened to shoot him, police said.

“The Game” was arrested on May 11 at his Los Angeles home by police executing a search warrant and was released on $50,000 bail.

He also is charged with exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer.

Taylor was scheduled to be arraigned today in Los Angeles.

He faces more than five years in a California state prison if convicted.

His attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

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