Desiigner Arrested For Loaded Gun And A Whole Lot Of Drugs

On Thursday evening in front of the Foot Locker in Times Square at New York City, hip-hop artist Desiigner was arrested by the police. The incident took place around 9 p.m. ET after a road rage altercation led to felony drug and weapon charges.

Law enforcement officials informed TMZ that the people in the SUV and the driver of another car got into a shouting match at each other for some unspecified reason. Allegedly, the "Panda" rapper flicked a lit cigarette at the other driver before pointing a gun in their direction. The driver then proceeded to call 911 as the SUV drove away. The driver was able to write down the license plate number before they were out of sight.

Not long after the 911 call, the cops located the SUV. Upon searching the vehicle, the police discovered a vast quantity of loose pills in the center console. The drugs were Oxycontin, according to law enforcement sources.

As a result of the search, Desiigner, whose real name is Sidney Royel Selby, and the four others in the SUV were arrested. All five of them were slapped with felony charges of criminal possession of drugs with intent to sell and criminal possession of a controlled substance. In addition to the drug charges, Desiigner was charges felony criminal possession of a loaded weapon and menacing.

As of 5 a.m. ET, all the five people from the SUV were still getting questioned in custody.

A Brooklyn-native, Desiigner is most known for his No. 1 single "Panda." The song rose to the top of the charts on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 back in April. He is signed to Kanye West's label Good Music.

[H/T XXL, TMZ, New York Daily News]