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Post by reception on Jun 8, 2007 6:26:44 GMT -5
Jun 7, 7:51 PM EDT The Game Pleads Not Guilty in LA Fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Game pleaded not guilty Thursday to punching and threatening to shoot a man during a pickup basketball game in South Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, entered the pleas in Superior Court. He is charged with three felony counts of making a criminal threat, possessing a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer.
Taylor, who remained free on $50,000 bail, faces more than five years in state prison if convicted.
Prosecutors contend that during a Feb. 24 pickup basketball game, Taylor punched an opposing player, then pulled a gun from his red Cadillac Escalade and threatened to shoot him.
His attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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Post by reception on Jun 14, 2007 6:23:13 GMT -5
Jun 13, 7:25 PM EDT Rapper the Game Rejects Plea Offer
NEW YORK (AP) -- West Coast rapper The Game, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served.
A guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge in exchange for the time he spent waiting to go to court would have ended the case against The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, said his lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman.
"Why should he plead guilty to bogus charges for a non-jail sentence if he's innocent," Lichtman said outside court. "And he is innocent. It's rare that I have a 100 percent innocent defendant, but this is one."
The 27-year-old rapper, who refused to speak about the case, was arrested in November 2006 after he told a cab driver that he was an undercover police officer and persuaded him to run a series of red lights, police said after his arrest.
Taylor, of Glendale, Calif., allegedly picked up a livery cab the night of Nov. 16, 2006, shortly after he appeared on CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman." The cab driver drove about 13 blocks before he was pulled over, police said at the time.
Lichtman, calling the charges harassment and a "new low" for the police, said outside court, "This case will end in a dismissal or an acquittal."
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Burke scheduled Taylor's next court appearance for Sept. 20.
Taylor, sporting a teardrop tattoo under his left eye, the Los Angeles Dodgers' "LA" logo tattooed on his right cheek, and more elaborate tattoo art on his right neck, was recognized as he left through the courthouse lobby. He refused to sign autographs and left in a black Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle.
Lichtman said the rapper will be on a concert tour through Europe for the next two months.
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Post by reception on Sept 5, 2007 5:30:09 GMT -5
Sep 4, 9:04 PM EDT The Game Ordered to Stand Trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Game was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on three felony charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during a pickup basketball game at an educational center in South Los Angeles.
The rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, faces counts of making criminal threats, possession of a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting a firearm on the grounds of a facility for minors.
A Superior Court commissioner ordered him arraigned on Sept. 25.
The charges stem from an alleged Feb. 24 fight during a basketball game at the learning complex. Police allege Taylor, 27, grabbed a gun from his red Cadillac Escalade after punching a player on the opposing team and threatened to shoot him.
Taylor remains free on $50,000 bail. If convicted, he could face more than five years in prison.
A call to his attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was not immediately returned.
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Post by reception on Sept 21, 2007 6:19:57 GMT -5
Sep 20, 7:51 PM EDT Judge Lets Rapper the Game Go Free
NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge let The Game go free Thursday on a charge that he impersonated a police officer. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Marc Whiten gave the West Coast rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, a conditional discharge, meaning that if he isn't arrested again within six months, the misdemeanor charge will be dismissed and the case file sealed.
Taylor was arrested Nov. 16, 2006, after he told a cab driver that he was an undercover police officer and directed him to run several red lights, police said after the rapper's arrest.
Taylor, 27, of Glendale, Calif., had hailed the livery cab shortly after appearing on CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman." The cab driver drove about 13 blocks before he was pulled over, police said at the time.
Taylor, who has a large "LA" tattooed on the right side of his face and a teardrop under his left eye, said the cab driver noticed they were being followed and asked who was in the car.
He said he told the driver they were the hip-hop police, and the driver decided on his own to run the red lights.
Jeffrey Lichtman, Taylor's lawyer, said it was unlikely that a cab driver, seeing his client's tattoos, would have thought he was a policeman.
"I've never seen a cop with writing all over his face," Taylor said.
Taylor had rejected offers of a plea deal that would have kept him out of jail in exchange for a guilty plea. He said he was innocent of any crime.
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Post by reception on Sept 26, 2007 8:37:34 GMT -5
Sep 25, 9:27 PM EDT The Game Pleads Not Guilty in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Game pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony charges filed after authorities said he pulled a gun during a pickup basketball game at a South Los Angeles school.
The rapper entered the plea in Superior Court to making criminal threats, possession of a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting a firearm on the grounds of a facility for minors.
The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, is free on $50,000 bail. He could face more than five years in prison if convicted.
A call to his attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, was not immediately returned.
The charges stem from a Feb. 24 basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex. Police said Taylor, 27, punched a player on the opposing team, then grabbed a gun from his red Cadillac Escalade and threatened to shoot him.
At a preliminary hearing earlier this month, a man testified that Taylor punched him in the left cheek after they exchanged words.
Rodrick Shannon testified that he then went out to the parking lot and saw Taylor reach into a car and brandish a gun.
"He started proceeding towards me. The gun was still in his hand. He yelled that I'm a ... fool. I turned around and ran because I feared for my life," Shannon testified.
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Post by George on Oct 28, 2007 4:11:07 GMT -5
What's going on with him now?
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