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Young Jeezy Arrested On DUI Charge In Atlanta

Published: Wednesday - June 18, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy (Photo: BallerStatus.com / Buck Casteel)
Young Jeezy was arrested early Wednesday morning (June 18) in Atlanta and got hit with an array of charges including a DUI.

According to TMZ.com, the rapper (real name: Jay Jenkins) was driving erratically when cops caught up with him at around 2:30 a.m.

After the stop, he was arrested and charged with a DUI, speeding, reckless driving, no tags, driving with an open container and no proof of insurance.

Jeezy was released on bail Wednesday morning and is due in court on July 17 to face the charges.

Update: Apparently, the car he was driving was a brand new white Corvette, according to TMZ. A source told the site that Jeezy had just driven it off the lot, and the temporary tags had fallen off, which is why he was pulled over.

As for the open container, Jeezy says that the passenger's fault.




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