Rapper Blueface Arrested in Las Vegas on Suspicion of Attempted Murder

Blueface booking photo. (Credit: LVMPD/Twitter)

Blueface was taken into custody on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Las Vegas on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

The Los Angeles-based rapper, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was arrested around 2:40 p.m. outside a business in the 300 block of Hughes Center Drive, police said in a press release.

Blueface, 25, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center and faces charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at/into an occupied structure.

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TMZ obtained cell phone video of the arrest. The footage shows officers in plain clothes surrounding Blueface outside a Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant. Officers suddenly grab the stunned rapper and place handcuffs on him after he’s tackled to the ground.

A male bystander expresses concern and asks, “What was he doing? What did he do?” One of the officers replies the rapper is wanted for an outstanding warrant. A second video shows Blueface sitting on a bench outside the restaurant with his girlfriend, when officers grab him and throw him against a wall.

The artist’s manager confirmed to Rolling Stone that the hip-hop star’s girlfriend, musician and social media influencer Chrisean Rock, was with him when he was arrested.

Las Vegas police said on Twitter that Blueface was wanted in connection with a shooting that took place on Oct. 8, near Sunset Rd. and S. Las Vegas Blvd. Police did not offer additional details.

The rapper is best known for his 2018 single “Thotiana,” which became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Earlier this month, Blueface announced he would be starring with his girlfriend in a new reality show on the Zeus network called Chrisean & Blueface Crazy in Love.