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The Game pleads not guilty to gun charge
Published Wednesday, Sep 26 2007, 10:33 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Hip-hop star The Game has pleaded not guilty to firearm charges in a Los Angeles court.
The US rapper was accused of possessing a firearm, making criminal threats and exhibiting a weapon at a place for minors.
The charges related to an incident in February, where the musician allegedly pulled a gun at a basketball match at Rita Walters Educational Complex.
At an earlier hearing Rodrick Shannon claimed that the Grammy-nominated star punched him following a verbal exchange, before grabbing a gun from the car park.
Police reports claim that the rap star, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, threatened to shoot Shannon.
Earlier this month, Taylor was arrested for impersonating a police officer by a New York judge, but was told the charges would be dropped if he didn't commit any further offences in the next six months.
The US rapper was accused of possessing a firearm, making criminal threats and exhibiting a weapon at a place for minors.
The charges related to an incident in February, where the musician allegedly pulled a gun at a basketball match at Rita Walters Educational Complex.
At an earlier hearing Rodrick Shannon claimed that the Grammy-nominated star punched him following a verbal exchange, before grabbing a gun from the car park.
Police reports claim that the rap star, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, threatened to shoot Shannon.
Earlier this month, Taylor was arrested for impersonating a police officer by a New York judge, but was told the charges would be dropped if he didn't commit any further offences in the next six months.
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