The Yung Joc saga is growing more bizarre by the minute. Rapper Yung Joc, real name Jasiel Robinson, was a no-show at his arraignment hearing in Cleveland today on felony charges of carrying a concealed weapon.
Yung Joc was arrested on Sunday morning at a security checkpoint at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on bag. Yung Joc was detained just as he was about to board a Delta Airlines flight to Atlanta. Joc was released on $50,000 bond on Monday.
I spoke to his manager Rico Brooks last night by phone. Rico told me Joc was at home with his family (yesterday in Atlanta) enjoying the holidays and that his label advised Joc not to make any comments to the media. Of course I reminded Rico that I am a friend – not the media.
Rico promised me he would talk to Joc about speaking with me – as he was going to be with him today. Rico didn’t mention a court hearing today. A Cleveland judge issued a warrant for Yung Joc’s arrest following the missed hearing, and Joc’s bond was revoked.
This is so out of character for Joc and I am at a loss to explain how these set of circumstances could happen to such a nice guy. Associates of Yung Joc say his travel bag was packed by someone else and Joc had no knowledge of the gun.
But what about the persistent rumors that Joc’s camp and T.I.‘s camp are at odds with each other following T.I.’s arrest on weapon’s charges in October? Word is the bodyguard who snitched on T.I. to the feds was referred to T.I. by someone in Joc’s camp.
