Lil Tjay leaves jail, calls Offset a ‘rat’ and denies fighting him
By Theresa Braine
Published on April 8, 2026.
Rapper Lil Tjay, whose given name is Tione Jayden Merritt, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray and held overnight at Broward County Jail. He was accused of participating in a fight just before rapper Offset was shot in Florida. Despite the media attention outside the jail calling Offset a "rat" and denying the allegations, Lil Tj. His lawyer, Dawn Florio, dismissed the accusations as "false rumors".
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