Nelly Arrested for Drug Possession in Tennessee
American rapper Nelly was placed under arrest over the weekend by state troopers in Tennessee on several counts of possession of illegal drugs.
The rapper and songwriter was nabbed on a number of drug charges, including felony possession Saturday after state troopers stopped the vehicle he was traveling in for a minor infraction.
Nelly, 40, whose real name Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr., was traveling in a motor coach tour bus with five other companions along Putnam County when they were stopped by state troopers, who spotted the absence of a U.S. Department of Transportation and International Fuel Tax Association sticker on their vehicle.
According to the arresting officers, they detected the odor of marijuana and conducted a search, which turned up a minimal amount of the drug, as well as a plastic bag containing five crystalline rocks found positive to be methamphetamine, 100 pieces of small-sized Ziploc bags, and a number of handguns, including a 50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol covered in gold plate.
According to allegations published in People.com, a small contraband amount of ecstasy, also known as MDMA or molly, was uncovered during the search, as well.
The rapper was charged with simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of drugs.
According to Nelly's attorney, Scott Rosenblum, the rapper was not in any way associated with the illegal substances discovered on the bus as he was only one of several individuals traveling through Tennessee when the vehicle was stopped and searched.
Rosenblum further stated there were an estimated 15 to 20 people who had access to the tour bus before the incident, and he was confident his client would be declared as uninvolved in the incident surrounding the discovery of the drugs.
The police have already identified Nelly's fellow travelers, including Brian Jones, 44, who has a prior felony conviction, and was found to be in possession of the handgun. Both men were placed at the Putnam County Jail until they posted bail the same day and were released.
