According to Fox 13 Memphis BlockBoy JB will still perform at Beale Street Music Festival Friday night, despite being arrested this morning on several criminal charges.
BlockBoy is charged with Convicted Felon in Possession of a handgun, speeding, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana.
BlocBoy JB is scheduled to perform at the FedEx Stage at 7:20 p.m. tonight.
He was detained by deputies in Shelby County Friday afternoon, along with several others, at a home near Shelby Drive and Forest Hill Irene Road.
SCSO deputies said it was part of a multi-agency investigation. Authorities said 20 people were detained from the home.
Baker’s attorney told FOX13 investigators did not come to BlockBoy’s home looking for him, but rather someone he knows.
“They weren’t looking for him, and there was no warrant for him personally,” Murray Wells explained. “They may have been looking for other suspects on the premises.”
However, an arrest affidavit said the rapper was the target of a warrant because investigators believed he was hiding a wanted man. He was not charged with any crimes related to that fugitive, who was found in the attic as detectives executed a search warrant.
