Rapper Accused of Shooting Lil Wayne's Bus Threatened Him, Indictment Says

The man who allegedly drove the car which opened fire on rap star Lil Wayne’s tour buses in Atlanta earlier this year allegedly threatened Lil’ Wayne with violence before carrying out the act, an indictment claims.

Jimmy Winfrey allegedly told Lil’ Wayne that he would ”spray his bus” as a result of a dispute between Lil Wayne and Bryan “Birdman” Williams, who is the part owner of Cash Money Records, Wayne’s former label. The threat earned Winfrey an additional charge of domestic terrorism on an updated indictment, WSB-TV reports.

WSB-TV reports that Lil Wayne dropped the dispute, but the personal animosity between the two men lingered. The indictment claims that Jeffrey Lamar Willliams, also known as rapper Young Thug, supported Birdman in the dispute, and later threatened Lil Wayne’s life as a result of the impasse.

On April 26, Winfrey allegedly drove a Chevrolet Camaro alongside two of Lil Wayne’s tour buses as they drove along I-285 in Cobb County. The occupants of the Camaro opened fire on the buses with .40 caliber and 9mm handguns, WSB-TV reports. The shooting caused $20,000 worth of damage but no injuries, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. It is not known if the rapper was aboard either bus when the attack occurred.

Police said in an arrest warrant that they believe Winfrey fired on the tour buses to increase his standing in the Bloods gang; the warrant adds that Winfrey has long been an associate of several Bloods members and claims that Lil Wayne is a “rival rap artist.” Young Thug, Birdman, and Lil Wayne are also Bloods members, the indictment claims.

Winfrey was arrested on May 21 and faces charges including aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts, criminal damage, possession of a firearm by a felon, and criminal gang activity.