Rapper Lil Wayne Begins Jail Sentence

The rapper Lil Wayne has officially began his one year jail sentence due to having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007. He has already arrived at the Rikers Island jail complex, where he is being kept apart from the general population due to him being a celebrity. He has a cell to himself and has the option of spending time in a TV room with 17 other inmates who have been separated from the general population due to other reasons. Lil Wayne could possibly be released from jail in eight months with good behavior.

Rapper Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed

The rapper Lil Wayne was supposed to begin serving his one-year jail term but it has been postponed due to a basement fire at a Lower Manhattan courthouse. In October, he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after police found a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007.

Snoop Dogg Tour Bus Pulled Over and Two People Arrested

On Thursday, a tour bus that the rapper Snoop Dogg was riding in was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges. Members of a commercial vehicle inspection team pulled the bus over because it had an expired registration sticker. Troopers searched the bus for drugs after they smelled marijuana and they found two ounces of the drug.

Two men, named Ethan Calhoun and Kevin Barkey, were arrested on drug charges and were taken to Navarro County Jail. They could face fines of up to $2,000 and six months in jail if they are convicted. The bond was set at $1,500 for each of them. Snoop Dogg was not arrested and he was on his way to perform at a concert in Dallas, TX when the bus was pulled over.

Kid Rock Arrested in Georgia Fight

Kid Rock was arrested early this morning after he had gotten into a fight at the Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia. He went to the restaurant after 5 a.m. in the morning after his performance at The Tabernacle. Kid Rock and five people that were with him got into a fight with another male customer after the customer recognized a female in Kid Rock’s crew and exchanged words with her. It turned into a fight between Kid Rock and the customer that moved to the parking lot. The customer ended up punching out a window of the restaurant and Kid Rock later left in his tour bus.

Kid Rock and his five member crew were arrested and taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of battery. The customer was charged with a felony of criminal damage to the restaurant. Kid Rock was released from jail on bond this evening about 12 hours after being arrested.

Second Grader Suspended for Drawing Gunfight

In Dennis Township, NJ, a second grade child, named Kyle Walker, was suspended for one day after drawing a picture of a stick figure shooting a gun at another stick figure with the word “me” written above the shooter. The school has a zero-tolerance policy on guns. The boy gave the picture to another child on his school bus and that child’s parents complained about the picture to the school.