Rapper Juvenile Faces Arrest Warrant

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New Orleans-based rapper Juvenile, known for his hit song "Back That Thang Up," is facing an arrest warrant in Georgia on child abandonment charges.

Gwinnett County sheriff's deputies say the multi-platinum artist, whose real name is Terius Gray, has failed to provide financial support for a six-month-old daughter. Deputies say they have paternity test results that show Gray is the child's father — an allegation the rapper disputes.

"To suggest he is a deadbeat dad couldn't be further from the truth," said Tim Fry, one of Gray's lawyers.

The Gwinnett County sheriff's department obtained an arrest warrant for Gray in November.

"Technically, he is a fugitive from justice," Lt. Nick Neal said. "We have this warrant in the system and we will wait for an opportunity to arrest him in a jurisdiction that will extradite him here."