Article: Bey IV's rap sheet spans wide range of criminal charges

By the time police took Yusuf Ali Bey IV into custody Aug. 3, the family scion and Your Black Muslim Bakery chief executive had been charged in various crimes spanning two years and four Bay area counties.

Bey IV, 21, had arrests in connection with offenses ranging from traffic violations to assault with a deadly weapon; in several instances, he was charged with crimes committed while out on bail from other arrests, court and police records indicate. All of the cases are still pending.

In a jailhouse interview, however, Bey IV downplayed the seriousness of the incidents.

"All of it's minor -- if you look into it, it's only not minor because I'm involved in it," he said Wednesday. "Anyone ...

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