G Herbo was arrested and booked for misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon in a public place

G Herbo was arrested and booked for misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon in a public place

Chicago rap star G Herbo was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in the tony River North neighborhood over the weekend, according to police records.

G Herbo, real name Herbert Wright III, was charged with a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon. He didn’t face additional counts related to the nearly 250 grams of cannabis that was allegedly recovered during the stop Sunday evening in the first block of East Ontario. 

Tactical officers were patrolling the area around 5:45 p.m. when they saw a Cadillac Escalade with a Montana license plate make a turn without signaling, according to an arrest report.

If he accepts a plea deal, then the aggravated identity theft charges, which have a mandatory minimum sentence of two years, could be tossed out. Negotiations between Herbo’s attorneys and the prosecution reportedly began in May 2021.

The Chicago native and a group of others are accused of a fraud scheme that involved private jet companies, commercial airlines, vacation rental businesses, hotels, security companies, and limousine services. The scam allegedly began in March 2016 and ended in December 2020, when charges were filed against the crew.

The officers approached the SUV and saw Wright sitting in the back seat and “making movements with his hands towards the front center console,” where they ultimately recovered the Glock .357-caliber handgun. 

Wright, 27, didn’t have licenses to own or carry the gun and he was taken into custody, the report shows. During his initial court hearing, Judge David Kelly set Wright’s bail at $5,000 and ordered him to refrain from carrying a gun.

Wright has emerged as one of the brightest stars of Chicago’s hyper-violent drill rap scene while also maintaining ties to the No Limit Muskegon Boys, a renegade gang faction made up of members of both the Black P Stones and Gangster Disciples, authorities have said. 

He has since posted bonded and will have to appear in court in the future, per the outlet.

This follows recent headlines about Herb’s $1.5 million fraud case from December 2020. In April, a report from AllHipHop revealed that Herbo could potentially dodge jail time in the federal case if he pleads guilty to charges that include aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.