The charges against Prendergast resulted from an altercation with a security guard at the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road in St Andrew.
He is alleged to have pointed a gun at the security guard on April 5. A firearm has not been recovered.
Prendergast is currently on J$200,000 bail.
Prendergast, 25, is a musician reportedly based between Miami and Jamaica. He is charged with illegal possession of a firearm and assault at common law.
He’s the son of Sharon Marley and FIFA referee instructor Peter Prendergast.