Rapper's Son Arrested in Las Vegas for RobberyPosted on: March 12, 2012 at 3:22 a.m.Grtis Ivey, the son of rapper Coolio, was arrested in Las Vegas last November after he reportedly robbed an apartment with a prostitute. The 22-year-old Grtis is the oldest son of the rapper and appeared on the reality television show “Coolio’s Rules” along with his famous father. According to reports, Grtis, who was called Artis on the television show, broke into a Las Vegas apartment in late October of last year and, at gunpoint, forced the occupant into the apartment’s restroom while he and prostitute Shantrice Wilkerson swept the apartment for valuables before leaving. The story goes that Wilkerson met a man named Joseph Hall at a nightclub in the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas on October 26th. Wilkerson reportedly told Hall that it was her dream to have sex on a pile of cash. Hall, who didn’t know that Wilkerson was a prostitute, took her back to his apartment to pull out $5,000 in cash from a safe. The couple then went to Wilkerson’s apartment where she reportedly asked to be paid up front. At that point, Hall is said to have left. Wilkerson, however, brought Ivey back to Hall’s apartment three days later to rob it. Hall was reportedly not at home when Ivey and Wilkerson arrived, but his roommate was. Ivey and Wilkerson are said to have taken a safe, two iPads, two laptop computers, passports and several other items before leaving. Both Wilkerson and Ivey were arrested on November 14th and were identified by the roommate. Both are being charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and larceny, though they deny having entered the apartment with a gun. Ivey was being held without bail until his court appearance on March 12th. If you are in need of an experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, call the offices of Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today. Our attorneys have over five decades of collective experience in defending people like you against criminal charges of all types, including serious criminal offenses such as robbery and kidnapping. Criminal cases are rarely as black and white as they seem. Our attorneys work with our very own private investigator in order to gather any evidence in your favor. We will also closely examine all the details of your case to make sure law enforcement agents did their jobs correctly in arresting you as well as gathering evidence against you. Criminal charges such as robbery and kidnapping are serious, but you do have options. Call us at 1-877-781-1570 to speak to a find out what yours are. Tagged as: Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP has been recognized as one of the best U.S. law firms, based on the experience, professionalism, and ethics of its criminal defense lawyers and attorneys. We aggressively defend clients in all Southern California courtrooms on state and federal charges, including DUI, DMV, misdemeanor, felony, juvenile cases, in the following communities and courthouses. |
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