Dancehall artiste Rygin King was arrested in New York on Monday. The artiste, now confined to a wheelchair, was slapped with a raft of weapons possession charges alongside five other men.

Checks with the Deputy Commissioner Public Information (DCPI) office of the 113th Precinct in New York confirmed that the ‘Tuff’ singer was arrested at 4:30 am on Sunday, July 8. The entertainer, given name Matthew Smith, was observed in the front passenger seat of a vehicle when it was stopped. Smith was allegedly found to be in possession of a loaded Palmetto State Armory 9mm firearm. He was subsequently arrested and charged.

Smith’s charges include five counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree for a loaded firearm, one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree for an ammo clip, and seven counts for a firearms/ammunition feeding device and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.