The Wu-Tang Clan member was arrested on that charge Friday night in New York following a blazing shootout with cops, authorities said.
The incident occurred at about 8:15 p.m. in Brooklyn, shortly after ODB--real name: Russell Jones--reportedly left a local recording studio.
Plain-clothes cops attempted to pull over a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe for a traffic violation, police said. When the vehicle stopped, at least one person inside the car fired shots at the officers. A gun battle ensued.
Amazingly: No injuries--on either side.
ODB, 30, was arrested at the scene. Another unidentified, 37-year-old man--the rapper's cousin, according to the New York Post--fled the scene, only to be caught a short time later, police said. Associated Press reported that the second man was released following questioning and is not considered a suspect.
The incident is the latest in a string of police-blotter action for the best-selling music star. The rapper has now been arrested four times since last July. The other assorted charges: Allegedly threatening to kill an ex-girlfriend; allegedly threatening to kill bouncers at the Hollywood-area House of Blues nightclub; and, allegedly shoplifting a pair of Nikes in Virginia.
In an apparent image makeover attempt, ODB last April announced he was changing his handle to Big Baby Jesus.
Didn't take.