Five men, including
Slip-N-Slide rapper Plies were arrested in conjunction with a nightclub shooting
early today (July 2) at a 238 West Nightclub in Gainesville, Florida. According
to police Plies, of Fort Meyers and Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper Lil’ Boosie
were headlining a show at the club.As
Plies and an entourage were performing, a dispute allegedly broke out with promoters
over stage time. Witnesses
said two men associated with Plies, Ronell Lawrence Lavatte, 31, and Tory Denard
Carnegie, fired three rounds of bullets into a sold-out crowd of over 1,000 people,
striking five men from the Gainseville area. Police
blocked the rapper and the shooters at gunpoint to prevent them from fleeing the
scene. Lavatte
and Carnegie have been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, while
Keon D. Mcrae and Plies, born Algernod Lanier Washington, were both charged with
illegal possession of concealed weapons.The
five victims suffered non-life threatening injuries and are expected to recover.Plies
is preparing his debut for Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic titled The Real
N***a Bible. Plies also recently released "I Wanna" featuring R&B
crooner, Akon.