Lil Wayne Pleads Not Guilty To Arizona Drug, Gun Charges

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Published: Tuesday - May 6, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Lil Wayne
Photo: Cash Money

Lil Wayne appeared in an Arizona courtroom on Tuesday (May 6) to answer to several drug charges, stemming from an arrest in January.

As he has maintained since that arrest, the rapper (real name: Dwayne Carter) entered a not guilty plea on charges of multiple drug possession charges -- three being felonies -- and a misconduct involving weapons charge.

He is scheduled to appear in court on May 19.

Weezy was arrested at in late January, following a search of his tour bus during a routine stop at a Border Patrol checkpoint just outside of Yuma, Arizona.

During the stop, DEA found numerous narcotics -- including 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of ecstasy -- and a 40-caliber pistol registered to the rapper.

Wayne's legal team filed a motion in March asking for a lesser drug charge, claiming the amount of cocaine (29 grams) was incorrect. They claim that the rapper had fewer than eight grams of coke.

He was subsequently arrested, along with two others, and booked into the Yuma County Sheriff's Department.

A day after his arrest, he posted $10,000 bond and is currently free pending the outcome of his case.

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COMMENTS (3)

703allday Says:
Friday - May 9, 2008 at 9:08pm

this nigga is dumb as shit who the fuck rides around with all that shit cant he pay someone to drive that shit around for him hes fuckin retarded

kendra Says:
Tuesday - May 6, 2008 at 10:15pm

lil wayne is soooo hott, i just wish i could marry him and have little wayne babies. well maybe not the baby part, but definately the marrying part!!!!!! even if he did go 2 jail, i'd definately still luv him with all my heart, and i'd TRY 2 bail him out. i swear, i'd give my life 4 him.

Booya Says:
Tuesday - May 6, 2008 at 9:24pm

This man is sooooo high these days, he probably dunno what the hell he's doing. If doesn't go to jail, he'll end up in a rehab center for being a crackhead.

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