Overview
- This week Xavier Landum, known as BigXThaPlug, pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor for unlawfully carrying a firearm and was placed on six months of deferred adjudication while agreeing to forfeit the Glock recovered in the 2025 stop.
- The charge traces to a traffic stop on Aug. 21, 2025, when Dallas officers saw his truck lacked a front license plate, Landum told officers about a firearm and a search turned up a small amount of marijuana and a criminal-database flag linking him to an Arlington gang.
- Landum faces a separate active case from an Allen arrest in August 2026 that includes driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession and illegal possession of a firearm and could affect prosecutorial choices or his ability to travel for shows.
- The 2025 arrest forced the cancellation of two album-release events at the time, yet reports say Landum later performed after his 2026 Allen booking, illustrating how ongoing legal issues are colliding with his rising music career.
- Deferred adjudication means the court deferred a final conviction while imposing supervision and conditions, and court records show the conviction will be removed if he completes the terms without new violations which may determine his legal and professional outlook.