Petey Pablo Can’t Raise Up Over Gun Charge, Slapped W/ Prison Time

Written By S. Samuel

Southern rapper Petey Pablo has reportedly been sentenced to nearly three years behind bars after pleading guilty to gun possession at a North Carolina airport last spring.

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Details of the rapper’s sentencing emerged online Tuesday (September 27).

Rapper and Wake Forest resident Petey Pablo was sentenced Monday to 35 months in prison on a federal gun charge, authorities said. Pablo, 38, whose real name is Moses Barrett III, pleaded guilty in March to possession of a stolen firearm. The rapper, best known for his hit songs “Raise Up” and “Freek-a-Leek,” was arrested at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Sept. 11, 2010, when a security screener found a 9mm handgun in his carry-on luggage. Investigators later determined that the gun was stolen during a 2005 residential burglary in Gardena, Calif., authorities said. (WRAL News)

When asked about the possibility of jail time last week, Pablo expressed hopes for a positive outcome.

“I mean, I always feel confident,” Pablo said in an interview. “In the end, the truth always comes to the light. And, regardless of what the outcome is, I’m a man. And whatever has been written in my book of life is written in my book of life. So whatever the outcome of any situation is, I have no choice but to handle it.” (Hip Hop DX)

The “Raise Up” rapper was arrested on a gun possession charge a year ago.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin says 37-year-old Petey Pablo — whose real name is Moses Barrett III — was arrested Saturday (September 11) morning. He is charged with being a felon with a gun and carrying a concealed, stolen weapon. Hamlin says Transportation Security Administration agents found a gun in the rapper’s carry-on luggage. (Associated Press)

Despite the incident’s seriousness, Pablo was released shortly afterward on bail.

According to cops, Pablo was busted at Raleigh-Durham International Airport — he was allegedly on his way to Los Angeles and the MTV Video Music Awards. We’re told the rapper was going through security and the gun was spotted in his carry-on bag — security then called airport police. Pablo, real name Moses Barrett III, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm. We’re told he posted $50,000 and was released. (TMZ)

No further details have been revealed as of now.

Check out some past Petey Pablo footage down below:

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Written by S. Samuel

Steven Samuel is the co-founder of SOHH.com.

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