October 23, 2005 11:37

US rap star arrested on gun rap

Sticky Fingaz apprehended in Manhattan

US rap star arrested on gun rap

US rapper and actor Sticky Fingaz has been arrested after allegedly leaving an unlicensed gun in a hotel room.

Police said a handgun was found in the hotel Flatotel in Manhattan, New York City, in a room in which the rapper had been staying. He was arrested on Wednesday (October 19).

The star, whose real name is Kirk Jones, was not licensed to carry a weapon. He was subsequently arrested.

Jones, 35, was a member of rap group Onyx and appeared in 2004 movie 'Flight Of The Phoenix' . He currently stars in hit US TV series 'Over There'.

The drama series, about US soldiers in Iraq, features Jones as a character named Smoke who joins the army to avoid a prison sentence.

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