Police took widespread rapper Lil Tjay into custody for reckless endangerment whereas he was on a livestream, and he continued taping whereas allegedly resisting arrest.

Lil Tjay was filming a brief clip for his music video when police moved in and arrested him, in keeping with a video posted by TMZ. The artist repeatedly advised police to not contact him, and allegedly resisted arrest. At one level, the video grew to become shaky as he appeared to grow to be entangled with officers trying to handcuff him. Onlookers might be heard encouraging him to conform.

The tense moments main as much as Lil Tjay’s arrest had been all captured on the livestream.

“No, bro. Hell no. What’s within the automobile? I don’t know what’s within the automobile,” he mentioned within the video, in keeping with TMZ.

“Don’t contact me,” he mentioned.

“There’s no firearm within the automobile,” he mentioned, as he pushed again in opposition to officers that surrounded him.

Another person ended up getting his cellphone and the recording continued.

A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed particulars of the altercation.

“Police noticed a male waving what gave the impression to be a black firearm from a sunroof of a shifting motorized vehicle,” he mentioned, in keeping with Billboard.

“The male was taken into custody and an imitation pistol was recovered,” they mentioned.(RELATED: Well-known Artist Sued Over $26,000 Value Of Broken Jewellery)

The spokesperson confirmed Lil Tjay, whose authorized title is Tione Merritt, was arrested on fees of reckless endangerment, obstructing governmental administration and prison possession of a weapon, in keeping with Billboard.

It stays unclear if the artist has been launched from custody. Future courtroom dates haven’t but been reported.