A rapper known as “Blueface” was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting in Las Vegas on October 8.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Johnathan Porter, 25, was taken into custody on charges stemming from a shooting that took place in the 6300 block of Windy Road.
Police said Porter was arrested outside of a business in the 300 block of Hughes Center Drive.
LVMPD says Porter was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on warrants for attempted murder with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at/into an occupied structure.
At the time of the arrest, Blueface was with his girlfriend, Chrisean Rock, at Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles, Blueface’s manager, Wack 100, told Rolling Stone.
The 25-year-old rapper is best known musically for his 2018 hit “Thotiana,” which received two official remixes from YG and Cardi B. “Thotiana” peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, while his debut Famous Cryp mixtape peaked at 29 on the Billboard 200.
