Peter Gunz confirmed to MTV yesterday his son, Young Money artist, Cory Gunz, was arrested around 2 p.m. for firearm possession. The elder Gunz claims, while details surrounding the arrest are still being gathered, the search was illegal. The chain of events leading to Gunz’s arrest have many questioning the motive for law enforcement’s action. According to Peter, “…what I’m hearing from him is that they got a phone call at the station saying they should ‘look out’. According to [the officer], they didn’t know he was Cory Gunz. They just saw a bunch of kids following him around.”

Cory was transferred to Central Booking after initially being taken to the 43rd Precinct. While this is Cory’s first time on the wrong side of the law, his father is still nervous about the gun charge. His cause for concern is warranted seeing as how New York has some of the strictest firearm laws in the country. Lil Wayne served time in Rikers stemming from a 2007 gun charge and even New York Jets wide receiver did time for his infamous club shooting incident. We’ll continue to update this situation as it arises.