A New york city court sentenced Lil Zay Osama to 14 months behind bars for ownership of a gatling gun on November 7. The Chicago-bred rap artist responded to reports declaring he got a 30-year jail sentence on Monday (November 11).
” Quit thinking every little thing u listen to or see online!” he composed on Instagram Stories. “You actually believe u can obtain thirty years for a button? Heck no!! idc what state [you] actually however buttons threatens and bring 3 or 4 years possibly much less relying on ya history however they coming to be an issue in a great deal of cities so it could be even worse for you various strokes for various individuals. I captured a true blessing do not check out my circumstance and believe you require a button trigger it can finish poor for you.”
He included, “I simply wan na give thanks to god, my children, my family members and my tag for supporting this entire method.”
Lil Zay Osama, whose actual name is Isaiah Dukes, begged guilty to the weapon fee in Might. Court Nina Morrison got him to pay a $10,000 penalty along with his jail time.
” The accused purposefully brought a totally automated tool, a handgun with a button gadget whose just objective is to make a hazardous tool even more harmful– and afterwards thoughtlessly left that weapon in the rear of a rideshare,” united state Lawyer Breon Tranquility claimed. “[This] sentence functions as a caution that those that have unlawful weapons, especially with buttons that transform those weapons right into gatling gun, will certainly be held liable for their activities and for the threat they present to our neighborhood.”
Lil Zay Osama was jailed after leaving his weapon in a rideshare automobile complying with a trip from Manhattan to Queens in 2022. A grand court prosecuted him over the case in January 2024.