Rapper 'Boosie' cleared of firearm charge in San Diego arrest

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A federal judge on Friday threw out the firearm possession charge brought against Louisiana-based rapper Torrence "Boosie" Hatch Jr. following his arrest in San Diego last year.

According to court filings, the 41-year-old's lawyers requested for the charge, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon in interstate commerce, be reviewed in light of another federal court's review of the count based on recent precedent-setting decisions tied to gun ownership.

The review dismissed the "felon in possession" charge against another defendant in California, citing a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, United States v. Duarte, that found stripping a non-vio...