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Los Angeles - Rapper TI was ordered Monday to be held in jail until Friday after his weekend arrest on weapons charges, just hours before winning in absentia the best CD and best ringtone prizes at the BET hip hop awards. [1]
MediaTakeOut.com has gotten wind that the authorities may have offered rapper TI a plea deal. [2]
According to a new report, American rapper TI, by real name Clifford Harris, has been arrested on suspicion of collecting guns. [3]
The insider explained, “[Federal agents] are looking for information on [a particular Atlanta rapper] and they want TI to tell them what he knows. [2]
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested October 13 on a gun charge, just hours before he was to perform at the Black Entertainment Television Hip-Hop Awards. [...] The 27-year-old rapper - born Clifford Harris - is charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. [4]
TI, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested in a sting by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in which he was charged with illegally trying to buy machine guns and silencers. [1]
Explains the insider, “TI is no snitch - never has [been], and never will. [2]
As part of the investigation, the bodyguard met TI just before the taping of the hip hop awards and handed over the guns. [1]
In present the rapper “has a criminal record so also faces a charge of possession of firearms by a convicted felon.” [...] I heard from some Harlem cats, that it was some type of jealousy between dude and ti because ti was scheduled to do a number of songs and promotion with several different girls that santana couldn’t get to like him following the drop of his contract with Def Jam. [...] The 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards is scheduled to air on Wednesday, October 17 on BET at 8 p.m. [3]
After his arrest in a shopping center parking lot near the awards show site, agents found three firearms in Harris’ vehicle, including a loaded firearm between the driver’s seat and center console, according to the complaint. [...] The person, a bodyguard for Harris, said he had bought about nine firearms for the rapper, who had given him cash to buy guns four times, the complaint said. [4]
TI CASE UPDATE: FEDS OFFER TI A DEAL IF HE SNITCHES ON ANOTHER RAPPER!!! [2]
Sources:
[1] Rapper TI wins hip hop award, stays in jail : US Entertainment (www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/
[2] TI CASE UPDATE: Feds Offer TI A Deal If He SNITCHES On Another RAPPER … (mediatakeout.com/14205/
[3] The Celebrity Blog ” Blog Archive ” Rapper TI was arrested (www.thecelebrityblog.com/2007/10/
[4] Rapper TI Arrested on Illegal Gun Possession Charge (www.voanews.com/english/