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Lil Tjay was arrested aft Offset was shot astatine a Florida casino.
According to apprehension records obtained by Page Six, nan “Calling My Phone” emcee, calved Tione Jayden Merritt, was booked into nan Broward County Jail connected Monday and charged pinch misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray.
The musician, 24, gave a flimsy grin arsenic he stared into nan camera for his mugshot. His enslaved has been group astatine $500 and is presently pending, per nan records.
The Seminole Police told Page Six that “one personification has been charged successful relationship pinch nan incident that took spot Monday nighttime astatine a valet area extracurricular of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.”
Authorities told america nan “incident began pinch an affray, aliases fight,” and that a 2nd personification was besides “detained” but not charged.
“The investigation to place 1 aliases much further persons progressive successful nan incident is ongoing,” they told us, adding that Offset “remains astatine Memorial Regional Hospital successful Hollywood, Florida, pinch a non-life-threatening injury.”
However, Tjay’s attorney, Dawn Florio, denied that her customer had thing to do pinch nan shooting.
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“We are issuing this merchandise successful regards to mendacious rumors that Lil Tjay was progressive successful a shooting … which [resulted] successful non-life-threatening injuries to Offset, formerly a personnel of Migos,” Florio wrote successful a connection shared via Instagram Monday.
“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged pinch immoderate shooting. Any reporting to nan contrary is false,” nan lawyer stated.
“We promote group to consult trusted news sources and to verify nan accuracy of immoderate reporting earlier reflexively sharing aliases repeating baseless rumors.”
Page Six has reached retired to Offset’s rep for remark but did not instantly perceive back.
As Page Six antecedently reported, Offset, whose existent sanction is Kiari Cephus, was changeable connected Monday adjacent nan Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Hollywood, Florida.
“We tin corroborate Offset was changeable and is presently astatine nan infirmary receiving aesculapian care. He is unchangeable and being intimately monitored,” nan “Bad and Boujee” rapper’s rep told Page Six.
“Seminole Police were connected tract immediately, and nan business was contained quickly,” they added.
“The investigation is ongoing. The tract is secure, and location is nary threat to nan public. Operations proceed arsenic normal.”
The shooter’s personality and motive stay unclear astatine this time.
Moments earlier nan shooting, nan estranged hubby of Cardi B was seen smiling and taking photos pinch fans astatine a casino.
Eerily enough, Offset’s bandmate Takeoff (born Kirsnick Khari Ball) was shot and killed by a stray slug astatine a Houston bowling alley pursuing a dice crippled statement successful November 2022.
