Obie Trice was arrested in December after he allegedly shot his girlfriend’s son in the groin during a physical altercation.
Former Shady Records rapper Obie Trice has been ficially charged months after a shooting incident. An altercation reportedly occurred in early December between Trice and his 40-year-old girlfriend’s 18-year-old son in Commerce Township, Michigan. According to WXYZ Detroit, Trice was at the home he shared with his girlfriend for the last five years and had been drinking alcohol for the better part the day. He allegedly got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend a shoved her during a fight, so the woman’s son stepped in to defend his mother.
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That’s when things escalated and a physical altercation went down between the two men. What happened immediately after is the subject debate. As the story goes, Trice went to retrieve an unregistered firearm and fearing he would be shot, the teen struggled with Trice for control the weapon. It was then they reportedly fell to the ground before the gun went f, shooting the teen in the groin. The unnamed victim suffered a fractured pelvis.
Trice was taken into custody on charges aggravated felony assault a family member with a gun and contempt court for violating a protective order. He was quickly released after posting his $16,900 bond. Trice caught a bit a break in this case as it’s been reported that the rapper has was ficially charged with possession an unregistered firearm, a misdemeanor. Days after the incident, the 18-year-old filed for a restraining order against the rapper. The protective order will last until December 20, 2020.