A handgun that wounded Bay Area rapper Jarico “DreamllifeRizzy” Anderson has now landed two Stockton rappers in Alameda County court, after investigators say the weapon’s trail runs straight through them. The case stretches from the East Bay to Arkansas and pulls together a tangle of federal and local records that authorities say map the gun’s journey. Court filings identify the defendants as Jaymani “EBK Jaaybo” Gorman and Xavier “Baby Maxx” Jones.
According to The Mercury News, both men were charged with possessing a firearm that investigators link to the Oakland shooting that injured Anderson. Court records reviewed by the outlet say law enforcement monitored social media accounts connected to Gorman and Jones, and that the pair were previously detained while a federal case was pending. Alameda County prosecutors later added the state charges after tracing evidence back to a weapon recovered in a search of an Albany apartment.
Stockton Ties And Prior Arrests
Gorman, who records as EBK Jaaybo, was arrested in Arkansas in May 2025 after a traffic stop where police reported finding drugs and a gun, KCRA reported. Federal prosecutors later filed charges in Little Rock, and court documents say the defendants were held there while that federal case moved forward. The fresh Alameda County counts now stack local criminal exposure on top of the earlier federal case.
Raid, Ballistics And DNA
Per The Mercury News, officers searching an Albany apartment on March 11 found a loaded Glock pistol that had been outfitted with a fully automatic sear switch. Investigators say ballistics testing tied that gun to the rounds fired at Anderson as he drove east on Highway 24 near the Broadway exit in Oakland. Court filings also state that California Highway Patrol officers traveled to Arkansas to collect DNA from Gorman and Jones as part of the investigation.
Victim And Local Context
Authorities say Anderson checked himself into an Oakland hospital after the freeway shooting, was treated for two gunshot wounds and then released. In the months that followed, he put out a track titled “EBK Killer,” a detail noted in paperwork related to the case. Local prosecutors and law enforcement officials contend the case is entangled with broader, long‑running rivalries linked to the regional rap scene.
Legal Implications
The Alameda County charges accuse Gorman and Jones of possessing a firearm tied to a violent assault, and if they are convicted, weapons and alleged gang enhancements could stack years onto any eventual sentence. Because the two have also faced federal charges stemming from the Arkansas traffic stop, they now confront criminal exposure in multiple courts at once…