Rapper 'Boosie' facing new charges in connection to San Diego arrest

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Rapper Torrence "Boosie" Hatch Jr. is facing new charges in connection to his arrest in San Diego last year, less than two weeks after a federal judge threw out the previous case against him, court filings show.

U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath's office filed another indictment against the 41-year-old on Friday for two counts of firearm possession — one involving interstate commerce as a convicted felon and one for knowingly possessing a firearm while dealing with abuse of a controlled substance.

He was previously charged with possession of a firearm as a felon in interstate commerce, but the case was dismissed earlier this month due to a recent...