Lil Wayne Cops Plea Deal In Felony Drug & Weapons Case

Written By S. Samuel

Incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne has reportedly worked out a plea deal with prosecutors over Arizona felony drug and weapons charges dating back two years ago.

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According to reports, an agreement was drawn together Friday (June 18).

During a short change of plea hearing, in which he appeared via video feed from a New York jail, Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug. The charge stems from a Jan. 22, 2008, incident in which the rapper’s tour bus was stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Dateland, 78 miles east of Yuma, where authorities said they found cocaine, Ecstasy and a handgun on his tour bus. Carter, who has been one of music’s most profitable figures in recent years, could receive 36 months of probation for the Yuma charge, which is scheduled to begin once his New York sentence is over, according to the terms of the plea agreement. In exchange for Carter’s guilty plea, charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, misconduct involving weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia against him were dismissed. (Yuma Sun)

Last March, Wayne had an arrest warrant issued despite already being behind bars serving a gun conviction sentence.

Yuma County Superior Court Judge Mark Wayne Reeves issued the warrant Tuesday morning after Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, failed to appear for a final trial management conference. Carter has been charged with one count each of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He has plead not guilty to all the charges. (Yuma Sun)

Wayne’s lawyer later addressed the matter and explained his client’s current incarceration.

Lil Wayne’s attorney, James Tilson, said his client couldn’t appear because he’s serving a one-year jail sentence in New York for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. The rapper began serving that sentence March 8 at the Rikers Island jail complex. Tilson said he has filed motions to have Lil Wayne’s March 30 trial date vacated, and asked the court that his client be allowed to appear in Yuma when he finishes his New York jail sentence. He also has asked that his bond remain the same. (Associated Press)

His case relates to a felony arrest which took place over two years ago.

Wayne pled not guilty in the past to a litany of drug charges related to a January 2008 arrest, where DEA agents found 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of ecstasy pills and a 40-caliber pistol on his tour bus. (TMZ)

Lil Wayne is currently serving a one-year jail sentence on a gun possession conviction in New York and will be sentenced on his Arizona case June 30th.

Check out a past Lil Wayne interview below:

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Written by S. Samuel

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

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