October 23, 2009
Carter’s Lil Gun Trouble
IN THE NEWS
It’s official: Lil’ Wayne will be joining the long line of incarcerated rappers. The 27 year old super-star pled guilty earlier today to attempted gun possession, from a two year charge made after NYC police raided his tour bus. Attempted gun possession seems to be the alternative and less severe form of criminal gun possession that rich people can plea bargain to. If charged with criminal gun possession, Carter would have been given a minimum of three-and-half-years of imprisonment; charged with attempted gun possession, however, he is looking at up to a year.
Wayne’s bus was raided in 2007 after police smelled marijuana smoke wafting from it. Panicked, Carter threw out a bag with a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic in it, but seeing the bus was stationary, the bag was soon recovered, and the weapon was later found to have Wayne’s DNA on it. There have been murmurings going around that the raid was a result of the NYPD unfairly profiling Wayne and his crew. But come on, if you were a cop looking for a drug bust, and knew that Lil’ Wayne had just played a gig, would you not take the time to check the air around his tour bus? It’s called easy pickings people, it’s part of every job – like music journalism and Kayne West stories.
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compiled by Elana Jacobs
