Ja Rule Faces Up To 4 Years In Prison For Gun Charge
Ja Rule's bid to keep a loaded gun found in his vehicle from being used against him in a weapons-possession case was denied on Wednesday (Jan 20).Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers rejected the rapper's contention that he had been pulled over without probable cause after a July 2007 concert, according to abcnews.com.
Prosecutors stated that the stop was justified because the chauffeured vehicle was driving over the speed limit, and had suspended registration and no insurance. Ja's lawyer, Stacey Richman, says police were simply looking for an excuse to pull him over.
Police reported that they smelled marijuana, and found a .40-caliber semiautomatic in the rear driver's side door.
Despite the fact that the rapper had said he had "a little bit of weed" in his pocket, he is not being charged with drug possession.
If convicted, Ja Rule faces up to four years in prison.
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S-Crim:
Huh? 4 years? Seems a little harsh for such an offence compared to other crimes. Perhaps the Feds have just been waiting for an opportunity to nail him.
Ja will take this & make some heavy music out of it. Hope it doesn't affect VVV2010 release.
jesterdx:
wat the fuck is wrong wiv rappers these dys... u swear they wud learn from past rappers mistakes!
Disloyal-fool-ass-bitchmade-punk :
Ja Rule ain't made for jail. He gonna be giving head and taking all kinda meat to the booty hole if they don't keep him in PC. SMH!
blactrs78:
dis shyt from 07 aint it? either way NY is full of b1tchassn3ss...from the cops to the haterz...top to bottom...damn at least the chef real..he show love no matter whether he fukn wit it or not...
TRUE INDEED:
That's real talk. . . I don't care if you talking about Raekwon the Chef, or Jerome "Chef" McElroy from South Park, they both keep it 100!
FwhatUsayin':
Publicity stunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Urban:
VVV 2010.....Murda 4 Life
hiphop11:
who fuckin cares, another rapper in jail for gun chargers. whats new?
The Eyez:
Damn 3 years later and he's given 4. Can't compare this to Wayne's deal though bc wayne rich as hell, so he's only getting 1 year. Ja is fucked. Stewart Little looking motha... lol.
TRICKTRICKTRICK:
Look in the Mirror....Pun Intended
Drucifer1983:
When you act like an idiot, riding around with unregistered guns and your already a convicted felon, you go to jail.........Shouldnt work any diffrent for rappers than the rest of us
JOE6PACKNCGBORO336:
DAM
Loopsikkis:
As a Ja fan, all I can say is smh @ this...2 of my favs (Prodigy and T.I.) got locked up lol...
King of Kingz8:
Yo there is something I just don't get! All these rappers walking around and touring around with loaded semi automatics n glocks in their limos, tour buses etc, n not one of them ever gets caught for actually using them!???So why carry them??? I can understand that if you are really THAT BIG that you cant walk out on tha street anymore without being rushed, or you feel unsafe, or maybe you got some left over baggage from bak in tha days, i can understand how that wud make a dude paranoid! But y does Ja have to carry around a gun in a limo, same with Wayne, n that idiot Gucci, n every other low-level rapper thats been snubbed by the Feds this year for gun possesion!!! If they aint using, Y they carrying?!?!?!Is it status???Is it showing they hard n hood coz they strapped?!?!Some of these guys just got outta tha hood n have hella good opportunities to better themselves!SOme of these dudes been out the hood for so long, im sure they even forgot where its at!SOme of them got families n kids who r gonna grow up seeing that shit!Ja aint even had an album out in 10 years!!!U dont see Jay, Em who are REAL rap superstars as opposed to "let's play rapper".........
J-loc:
Shout out to 50 dick ryders keep pumpin that cock bitches 4th album not even gold lmao! VVV 2010 June 1st Mpire The Gang!
Drucifer1983:
lol, lets see ja push copper before you started laughing in 50's face
Monroe:
hahaha Ja is so gay.I bet 50 is laughen at this one.
puzzymonsta:
got damn fuck clown. but hey thats murder inc for you or gotty's way !
biggavelkingjaffe:
conspiracy theory, real niggas gettin locked up, while niggas like 50 snitch, gay z sittin on top of the rap game. Free Biggavelz, fuk u fake ass niggas.
stretchdollaz:
What are you a fag?
jl:
Dumb ass. u and wayne can do "uh oh" together in prision while trying high-step past trouble in there
cjrocker:
hahahaha