The Feds were already on Lil Mello’s radar for a previous robbery where the victim told them you can just look at his music videos and Instagram and see the gun he stole from me.
Sure enough, that is exactly what they did and now Mr. Mello is in jail.
Federal prosecutors Thursday charged Detroit rapper Lil Mello with a gun crime after investigators said they found a pistol painted like an American flag that he is accused of brandishing in a rap video and on social media posts.
The 19-year-old rapper, real name Romello Johnson, was arrested and held Thursday without bond pending an Aug. 23 hearing in federal court. His arrest on a felony chargeof being a marijuana user in possession of a firearm follows a short investigation involving YouTube rap videos, an Instagram account and incriminating photographs of an up-and-coming rapper.
Johnson is separately facing charges in Las Vegas stemming from the armed robbery of a marijuana dealer. Johnson is accused of stealing a firearm from the reported victim.
The reported victim led investigators to Johnson’s Instagram account, “lilmello700,” which has more than 27,700 followers. The account features photos and videos depicting stacks of cash and at least one firearm.
Come on Lil Mello do better.
Flip the page for him holding the weapon with a baby in his hand.