News: Snoop Dogg pleads innocent to baton charge
Snoop Dogg was arrested on October 26, 2006 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California while parked in a passenger loading zone. Approached by airport security for a traffic infraction, he was found in possession of marijuana and a firearm, according to a police statement. Later he was transported to Burbank Police Department Jail, booked, and released on $35,000 bond.
He was again arrested on November 29, 2006 after performing on The Tonight Show, for possession of marijuana and possessing a firearm. Bail has been set at $60,000.
A plea of innocent was entered in court Wednesday by lawyers representing rapper Snoop Dogg, who is charged with possession of a deadly weapon after he was caught trying to pass through airport security with a collapsible baton in his luggage.
The baton, which expands from 8 to 21 inches, is on the federal list of dangerous weapon and is illegal to carry onto a plane. Last November, screeners at John Wayne Airport in Orange County spotted the baton in his carry on bag.
Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, has said the baton was intended for use in a music video. If convicted, Snoop is facing a maximum three-year prison sentence.
At the hearing in Santa Ana, Calif., south of Los Angeles, Snoop's lawyers also asked the judge for a speedy trial.
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