EDGEWATER — The North Side rapper who threw a wild party last weekend that ended in a five-hour police standoff was jailed Thursday on charges of reckless conduct.
And the house where the mixtape release party for Shaquon Thomas (aka Young Pappy) took place is now facing drug and gang house violations, according to Ald. Harry Osterman (48th).
Osterman said in an email to constituents Friday that the home at 6319 N. Lakewood Ave. was under scrutiny before the party, but now the city was planning a follow-up inspection. A building court hearing is scheduled for June 11.
Thomas' father had been known to live in the home. On May 8, police said officers were conducting a regular traffic stop outside the home when they heard gunshots about 11:20 p.m.
Police said the man originally believed to be the shooter, along with other partygoers, barricaded themselves in the building. Five hours later, SWAT team members forced their way into the apartment. Police said everyone surrendered peacefully.
Ben Woodard says Young Pappy is no stranger to North Side police:
Neighbors posted photos to social media of camouflage-clad officers handcuffing people in the street. One photo showed an officer crouching in an alleyway, wielding a rifle.
Police said a gun was recovered at the apartment and 31 people were charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct: 17 women, one girl and 13 men.
On Thursday, Thomas was booked on a charge of reckless conduct and his bail was listed at $10,000.
Police have said the rapper was the target of two shootings since 2014 that left innocent bystanders William Lewis, 28, and Markeyo Carr, 17, dead.
In February, Thomas pleaded guilty to another reckless conduct charge and was released after 29 days in lockup.
Thomas survived a shooting attempt last year that left Carr dead outside a Rogers Park McDonald's, and later was unscathed when a bullet intended for him instead killed Lewis, who was waiting for a bus, police have said.
On Jan. 14, Thomas allegedly went back to that same McDonald's at 6740 N. Clark St., where he got in a fight with a man who later was shot across the street from the restaurant, according to a police report.
The rapper could be seen on surveillance camera footage "verbally assaulting" the man who later was shot, according to a police report. The commotion caused customers to rush out of the restaurant.
After the altercation, officers responded to shots fired in the 1600 block of West Columbia Avenue, where they found the victim, the report said.
Thomas was arrested at his mother's Rogers Park home shortly after. He was also charged with felony possession of marijuana, but that charge was dropped after a finding of no probable cause, according to court records.
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