Rapper is set to appear in court Thursday
NEW YORK -- Rapper Yung Berg was arrested Saturday in New York after police responded to a limo driver's complaint about a dispute with the 22-year-old rapper and some other passenger, Cornell Whitfield. The Chicago native's next motor inn date is set for Thursday.
Yung Berg, born Christian Ward, was charged with menacing in the moment degree and unlawful possession of cannabis sativa, while Whitfield was charged with criminal possession of a weapon system in the 2nd degree and two counts of menacing in the second degree, according to Jennifer Kushner, spokeswoman for the District Attorney's office.
According to reports, two bags of marijuana were recovered from Ward, spell a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, which was loaded with around 10 rounds of ammunition, was ground on Whitfield's waistband. Bail and bond was countersink at $2,000 for Ward and $2,five hundred for Whitfield.
Ward's attorney, Robert Kalina, aforesaid "a number of media reports possess been inaccurate" about the arrest, merely declined to reveal specifics other than to say, "this unfortunate incident is now a legal matter being clarified and single-minded by the authorities."
Yung Berg's new Epic album, "Look What You Made Me Do," off stores Tuesday. The exclusive "The Business" featuring Casha, is at No. 9 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and No. 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally.
