Mike Pont/Getty ImagesRapper and Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Wakka Flocka Flame was recently arrested at Atlanta's main airport on suspicion of carrying a gun and spent more than two hours in jail.
The 28-year-old, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, was detailed on Friday. He has not commented.
Atlanta police said in a statement to E! News that officers responded to a report about a person carrying a weapon in a bag during a security scan. When they arrived, they found a handgun in the rapper's carry-on bag and discovered he did not have a weapons permit. The officers arrested and charged him with carrying a weapon in a prohibited place and had him transported to a county jail.
He was released on bail after more than two hours on Friday afternoon, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The rapper appears with his wife Tammy Rivera on the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.
The website RumorFix quoted her as saying, regarding his arrest, "it was the craziest day ever" and that her husband had mistakenly brought her MCM backpack, which contained her gun, with him to the airport. She added that the weapon is registered and that she usually keeps it in their house for protection. The website quoted her as saying that they are in the process of moving and that she stored the gun in the bag to keep it away from her child.
On Friday in the late afternoon, the rapper posted a video on his Instagram page on Friday, saying he was en route to College Station, Texas for a show.
College Station TX got wild once again! #TurnUpGod pic.twitter.com/caWxNtOHXd
? Waka Flocka Flame (@WakaFlockabsm) October 11, 2014He is set to perform in Albany, New York on Saturday.
Albany, NY ya' boi is on the way! #FoamnGlow Tonight #popuptour #36brickhouse
? Waka Flocka Flame (@WakaFlockabsm) October 11, 2014The rapper is known for singles such as "No Hands," "I Don't Really Care" and "Get Low" and is featured on Steve Aoki's new track "Rage The Night Away."
He and his wife wed earlier this year and made their debut on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta in May at the start of the show's third season.
—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua