Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to federal gun charge

 

FILE PHOTO: Jan 12, 2020; Green Bay, WI, USA; Recording artist Lil Wayne addresses the crowd in the second half of a NFC Divisional Round playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm, prosecutors said on Friday, and he faces up to 10 years in prison.

 

Wayne, 38, was found last December with a loaded, gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his baggage aboard a private plane that had landed at an executive airport near Miami.

 

The rapper was previously found guilty of a felony crime, prohibiting him from having the weapon or ammunition.

 

Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida said in a written statement that police had received an anonymous tip that Wayne was carrying the firearm.

 

Howard Srebnick, the last known lawyer representing Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

Wayne is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28.

 

TMZ reported on its website on Friday that Wayne reached a plea deal with prosecutors in exchange for leniency, but ultimately his sentence is up to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams.

 

Prosecutors did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding any plea deal.

 

(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

 

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7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Wayne, 38, was found last December with a loaded, gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his baggage aboard a private plane that had landed at an executive airport near Miami

 

Cool , but he could've scored more gansta point's if his piece had the Benz emblem as well .. 

 

If you absolutely have to have a gun then just hire a fricking bodyguard who‘s allowed to carry one legally instead of risking going to prison for 10 years! 

Yes but it's not Gangster unless you are carrying it yourself ????

He is by far one of the tightest rappers out there. I admire his lyrics. I suggest you listen and read up on em...

 

"we all gonna need vaccinations..."

 

 

Hopefully he will get some prison time and learn to respect the law which the convicted felon said he would abide by.