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November 29th, 2006, 07:22 AM
Snoop Arrested For Gun And Drug Possession After 'Tonight Show' Taping
Rapper arrested for third time in three months following vehicle search.
Snoop Dogg was arrested for a third time in three months Tuesday night when police executed a search warrant on the rapper and his crew as they were leaving a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" near Los Angeles. The search turned up marijuana, a firearm and cocaine in a false compartment in the car that the rapper was traveling in and resulted in Snoop's arrest, charged as a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and illegal drugs.
Two members of Snoop's entourage, described as admitted members of the Rolling 20's Crips street gang in a press release from the Burbank Police Department, were also charged. Michael Mingo, 33, was arrested for investigation of possessing burglary tools and Lovell Polk, 36, was arrested for an unidentified outstanding warrant.
The execution of the search warrant on Snoop (real name Calvin Broadus) occurred on the roadside outside the "Tonight Show" studios around 6 p.m. and shut down traffic for hours, according to reports. Authorities have warrants to search Snoop's Diamond Bar, California, home and "his personal vehicle, as well as other vehicles and persons with whom he is associated," according to the police department's press release. The warrants were part of an investigation that stemmed from an October 26 incident at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, where police arrested the rapper for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for transportation of marijuana (see "Snoop Dogg Arrested For Drug, Gun Possession At Airport").
"He was in a car pulling out of the studio" when police stopped him, Donald Etra, the rapper's attorney, told The Associated Press.
Etra said the rapper made the $60,000 bail and was released shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, about seven hours after his arrest. "As of this point, he stands innocent of all charges," Etra said. "The goal tonight was to get him out of jail. The goal tomorrow is to deal with the case." An arraignment in the case is set for January 11. Neither Etra nor a spokesperson for Snoop's label could be reached for comment at press time.
The latest brush with the law came a month after Snoop was arrested at the Burbank airport, where police there found a gun and marijuana in his car; a hearing in that case is scheduled for December 12.
Full story: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml#/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml
Rapper arrested for third time in three months following vehicle search.
Snoop Dogg was arrested for a third time in three months Tuesday night when police executed a search warrant on the rapper and his crew as they were leaving a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" near Los Angeles. The search turned up marijuana, a firearm and cocaine in a false compartment in the car that the rapper was traveling in and resulted in Snoop's arrest, charged as a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and illegal drugs.
Two members of Snoop's entourage, described as admitted members of the Rolling 20's Crips street gang in a press release from the Burbank Police Department, were also charged. Michael Mingo, 33, was arrested for investigation of possessing burglary tools and Lovell Polk, 36, was arrested for an unidentified outstanding warrant.
The execution of the search warrant on Snoop (real name Calvin Broadus) occurred on the roadside outside the "Tonight Show" studios around 6 p.m. and shut down traffic for hours, according to reports. Authorities have warrants to search Snoop's Diamond Bar, California, home and "his personal vehicle, as well as other vehicles and persons with whom he is associated," according to the police department's press release. The warrants were part of an investigation that stemmed from an October 26 incident at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, where police arrested the rapper for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for transportation of marijuana (see "Snoop Dogg Arrested For Drug, Gun Possession At Airport").
"He was in a car pulling out of the studio" when police stopped him, Donald Etra, the rapper's attorney, told The Associated Press.
Etra said the rapper made the $60,000 bail and was released shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday, about seven hours after his arrest. "As of this point, he stands innocent of all charges," Etra said. "The goal tonight was to get him out of jail. The goal tomorrow is to deal with the case." An arraignment in the case is set for January 11. Neither Etra nor a spokesperson for Snoop's label could be reached for comment at press time.
The latest brush with the law came a month after Snoop was arrested at the Burbank airport, where police there found a gun and marijuana in his car; a hearing in that case is scheduled for December 12.
Full story: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml#/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml