NEW YORK -- An up-and-coming rapper who performs under the name Bobby Shmurda will face gun and drug trafficking charges when an arraignment is unsealed in court.
Ackquille Pollard was taken into custody shortly after he left a recording studio near Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. His indictment will be made public Thursday.
The arrest stems from an investigation into a series of gang-related shootings and drug trafficking in the city.
Pollard, 20, is named with other defendants in the indictment, said Kati Cornell, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. She declined to detail the charges.
Pollard's criminal history includes two arrests for gun and drug possession, authorities said.
His attorney, Howard Greenberg, said his client was innocent and had been falsely accused.
Entertainment on 12/19/2014