Three months ago rapper Nelly was arrested on old warrants after cashing in a jackpot in a Missouri casino [click here if you missed that].
The case has been dropped...
From Casino.org
A media release from St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell stated that prosecutors “don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges.”
Nelly (whose real name is Cornell. I Haynes Jr.) was arrested by Maryland Heights police officers at 4:45 a.m., August 7, outside the Hollywood Casino St. Louis, where the “Hot in Herre” rapper had just tried to cash out several jackpots, including $50K he won on a slot machine.
An officer supervising the transaction claimed that a background check was necessary for Nelly to collect that much money. And, performing it turned up a bench warrant for driving without proof of insurance in 2018.
That warrant has since been cleared. At the time, though, it triggered a search of the 49-year-old rapper’s vehicle, where four ecstasy pills were discovered. Ecstasy (MDMA) is considered a Schedule 1 substance, the Controlled Substances Act’s classification for the most illegal drugs possible.
Nelly, who grew up in the area and is a local hero, was walked through the casino in handcuffs by the officers, who recommended a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. He was released shortly after his arrest.
Bell’s office didn’t elaborate on why the charges were dropped. However, Nelly’s attorney previously argued that both the background check and the search were illegal.
5 comments:
Good 4 him.
He still consumes narcotics
He is way too old for this type of behavior. He has serious deep rooted issues and maybe mentally not all the way there. Drugs are bad all the time and all the time drugs are bad.
10:23
So cause an old warrant for driving without insurance and having x pills comes from having deep seated mentall issues?
Talk about Reaching, and judging people!!!!!
10:23 - some people real should just stfu.
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