Lil Wayne Send To Jail After Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

Massively popular rapper Lil’ Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, a move that will likely land the Grammy-winning star in jail for a year, the AP reports. Lil Wayne previously had pleaded not guilty to illegal gun possession charges that carried at least 3½ years in prison. His trial had been due to start Jan. 20.

Police pulled over Lil Wayne’s tour bus in Columbus Circle (near NYC’s Central Park) on July 22, 2007. They said they had seen and smelled marijuana smoke wafting out the door before the bus left a concert venue minutes earlier. Police said that as an officer approached, Lil Wayne (real name Wayne Carter) tossed away a Louis Vuitton bag containing a gun.

Prosecutors said trace amounts of DNA found on the loaded gun connected it to Lil Wayne. His defense lawyer said the gun wasn’t his, and that there were flaws in the way the evidence was tested.

The defense also disputed the whole premise used by officers to search the bus (pot smoke).

According to the AP, Lil Wayne acted politely in court when acknowledging that he had a .40 caliber semi-automatic gun on the bus.

Lil’ Wayne’s trouble with the law doesn’t end here, though. Lil Wayne also scheduled for trial in Arizona on felony drug possession and weapons charges. Lil Wayne has pleaded not guilty in that case.