{"id":170847,"date":"2025-08-24T04:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T04:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170847\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T04:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T04:31:32","slug":"dallas-rapper-bigxthaplug-arrested-early-friday-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170847\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug arrested early Friday \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas rapper Xavier Landum, known professionally as BigXthaPlug, was arrested after being pulled over in Pleasant Grove around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Landum, 27, was charged with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of a firearm, a Class A misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/xavier-landum_2025-08-22-11-37-36.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   alt=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDallas County Jail<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDallas County Jail<\/p>\n<p>Dallas police say he was stopped for no front license plate after leaving a fast food restaurant in the 7900 block of Great Trinity Forest Way.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there were guns in the vehicle, an officer says Landum stated, &#8220;Mine is under my arm rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officer says a &#8220;rolling paper with green leafy substance suspected to be marijuana,&#8221; was also found in the truck.<\/p>\n<p>Police say they conducted a subject search on a mobile digital computer &#8220;which revealed an active gang hit&#8221; out of Arlington.<\/p>\n<p>Landum was arrested in Arlington in February for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>The artist promoted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNog6NpyTmw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">planned release party for a new country album, I Hope You\u2019re Happy, on social media,<\/a> which was to take place at a nightclub near Deep Ellum on Thursday night. <\/p>\n<p>Another party was scheduled at a Dallas-area Wing Stop late Friday night but the restaurant chain told NBC 5, &#8220;Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event will not take place as planned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BigX first gained national recognition for his 2022 hit &#8220;Texas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, country star Shaboozey and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/margaret-hunt-hill-bridge-special-event-closure\/3866082\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BigXThaPlug brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill while filming a music video on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Landum left jail Friday around 4 p.m. on a $5,000 bond. <\/p>\n<p>Leaving the Dallas County jail, he didn&#8217;t comment on his arrest but repeated the phrase, &#8220;I Hope You&#8217;re Happy. Out now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His attorney Valerie Baston spoke to reporters. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to work vigorously for our client. It&#8217;s just, it is what it is. It&#8217;s two misdemeanors and people are trying to make it a felony and it&#8217;s not,&#8221; said Baston.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug has been arrested. 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