T.I. Changes Plea
Mar 28, 2008 Prison, Rapper, T.I.
Rapper T.I. has decided to change his plea in his guns trial. The rapper was arrested last October for attempting to buy machine guns, paying for them with cash and without registering for them as mandated by the law. He was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He initially plead not guilty and has since been under house arrest after being released on a $3 million bond on October 26th. Now that he’s plead guilty, he is expected to be sentenced to 1500 hours of community service followed by about 12 months of prison.
Prosecutor Says This Isn’t T.I.’s First Time
Nov 28, 2007 Drugs, Music, Music Artists, Prison, Rapper, Rumor, Scandal, Singers, T.I.
Apparently rapper T.I. likes to play with guns – even though he’s been told not to many times.T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, is currently facing federal charges in relation to his October 13 arrest. He was arrested in Atlanta, just a few hours before he was scheduled to perform at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. He was allegedly attempting to purchase unregistered machine guns and silencers.
His official charge is possession of unregistered guns and silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He managed to make bond and is currently serving under house arrest.
Convicted felon, you ask? Well, let’s review the laundry list of T.I.’s previous run-ins with the law. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, he was involved in three other instances of unlawful possession of guns.
The first incident was on December 22, 2001. He was carrying a concealed 9mm pistol and told police his name was Douglas Morgan. He managed to get out of this one without a criminal conviction.
The second time was November 1, 2002, less than a year later. He was carrying a 10mm pistol. Guess he hadn’t learned his lesson yet.
The third incident occurred when a search warrant was issued for his Fulton County home on December 18, 2004. Police found a gun with attached silencer, ammunition, and pictures of T.I. holding weapons. Again, this incident did not bring a criminal conviction.
Part of this newest charge is possession of firearms by a convicted felon. Seems T.I. was arrested for selling crack in Atlanta when he was just 17 years old. He was given seven years of probation for that offense, which he violated, so he was then sent to jail.
It seems to me that his problem isn’t just playing with guns; it’s listening to authority.
T.I. Wants a Turkey
Nov 11, 2007 Music, Music Artists, Prison, Rap Music, Rapper, Rumor, Singers, T.I.
The embattled rapper T.I., real name Clifford Harris, is currently under house arrest for weapons charges. But since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, he has asked a judge to allow him to host Thanksgiving at his Atlanta home.
T.I. is currently out on bond but a judge has ordered him to home confinement and that he can only have no more than three visitors at a time. Said visitors must also be approved by the court.
On Tuesday, the rapper’s lawyers asked that a list of family members be granted ‘approved visitation to have dinner with the defendant’ on turkey day.
T.I. is Innocent
Oct 17, 2007 Music Artists, Rumor, Scandal, T.I.
Innocent until proven guilty, or at least that’s what a source is saying about the gun charges on T.I. The source is saying that the troubled rapper never tried to buy guns and that it was all his bodyguard’s doing.
MediaTakeOut.com was able to talk to the source and the source said that “”[The bodyguard] asked T.I. for an advance on his [pay] and T.I. gave it to him. …Whatever he spent money on — whether it be guns, drugs, or formula for his children — T.I. had nothing to do with it.”
When asked about the guns found in T.I.’s house, the source said “T.I. has security that lives with him and stay with him at all times. The gun that the [federal agents] found belonged to his security team.”
CNN reports otherwise though saying that there were firearms in the car T.I. was using.
Conspiracy or just caught?