Erica Banks Arrested After Allegedly Bringing Stolen Gun Through Airport Security

Erica Banks Arrested After Allegedly Bringing Stolen Gun Through Airport Security

Rapper Erica Banks was briefly detained on Wednesday (August 6) after police say she attempted to bring a stolen firearm through airport security.

The 26-year-old, whose real name is Erica Scharmane Breaux, was reportedly flying out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport en route to Houston when she placed her carry-on purse, which had the g*n inside, on the X-ray scanner.

Authorities ran the weapon’s serial number and discovered it had been reported stolen in 2018 out of Greenville, South Carolina. Erica reportedly told officers she didn’t know the g*n was in her bag and claimed it belonged to a member of her security team, though she refused to provide a name.

 

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She was booked into Clayton County Jail on a charge of theft by receiving stolen property and was released a few hours later. Reports indicate she’s expected to appear in court regarding the case soon.

As of now, neither Erica nor her team has publicly commented on the incident.

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