Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

Jay Rock was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday evening (March 13). According to police records obtained by ABC 7, the rapper, born Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr., was arrested for possession of a firearm in the 13000 block of E. 115th Street in Watts.

New details have emerged regarding Jay Rock’s March 13 arrest in Los Angeles, shedding light on the circumstances that led to the TDE rapper being taken into custody.