Lil Zay Osama Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge After Leaving Loaded Weapon in Uber

 

Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, has pleaded guilty to a serious gun charge in a Brooklyn, NY courtroom. The plea, entered on Thursday, May 30, comes after he left a loaded, modified machine gun in a rideshare vehicle in September 2022.

During the court proceedings, Lil Zay Osama admitted, “I knowingly possessed a firearm that was a machine gun in Queens County on Sept. 29, 2022. I know that it was wrong and against the law.” The weapon in question was a .40 caliber Glock pistol, modified with a switch to convert it into a fully automatic machine gun.

The rapper now faces up to 10 years in federal prison, with sentencing scheduled for next month.

The case gained significant attention due to the nature of the weapon and the circumstances of its discovery. The rapper was charged in December 2023 with possession of a loaded machine gun, theft of stolen goods valued between $10,000 and $100,000, and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. All these charges are felonies.

According to Fox 32 Chicago, the incident leading to his arrest occurred on December 13, in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Police, acting on information linking a vehicle to a man suspected of involvement in an armed robbery at a New York jewelry store, initiated a pursuit of Lil Zay Osama and his associates, Jeremiah Dawson, 21, and Travon Garland, 19. The chase involved multiple illegal maneuvers and the deployment of a police helicopter.

During the pursuit, police discovered a loaded Glock 29 with a laser, an extended magazine, and a switch to convert it to a fully automatic weapon, along with a loaded Glock 19 equipped with a fifty-round drum magazine and a defaced serial number, inside the vehicle.

Additionally, Lil Zay Osama was found wearing a $90,000 necklace allegedly linked to the New York jewelry store robbery. However, it remains unclear whether he was directly involved in the robbery or merely benefited from the stolen goods.

This guilty plea marks another significant legal challenge for the rapper, who is already facing other serious charges and potential prison time.