After his conditional discharge on impersonating a police officer charges last week, The Game was back in court this week to face those unrelated charges that he threatened someone with a gun in a school zone during a basketball game in February. The rapper, real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor, has denied the allegations against him since the start, and this week formally pleaded not-guilty to making criminal threats, possession of a firearm and exhibiting a firearm on the grounds of a faculty for minors.
It is claimed that Taylor had a run in with one Rodrick Shannon during a basketball game at a school in South LA in February. The fracas began during the game, but got serious afterwards in the car park. Shannon alleges: "He [Taylor] started proceeding towards me. The gun was still in his hand. He yelled that I'm a ... fool. I turned around and ran because I feared for my life".
A pretrial hearing is now scheduled for 30 Oct. The rapper faces up to five years in jail if found guilty.