News: Snoop To Face Charges
Snoop Dogg has got a major problem on his hands. The rapper from the LBC has been hit with felony counts of sale or transportation of marijuana and possession of firearm by a felon, according to published reports.
The Doggfather's current case partly stems from being arrested October 26, 2006 by police at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank on suspicion of transportation of a controlled substance.
The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, faces up to four years in state prison if convicted. His arraignment was set for Wednesday.
Snoop was arrested Oct. 26 at Burbank's airport after a handgun and marijuana were found in his car, police say.
Police executing a search warrant at his suburban Los Angeles home in November allegedly discovered another gun.
Because Snoop is a convicted felon from a 1990 cocaine trafficking bust, he is forbidden from possessing a gun for life.
His attorney, Donald Etra, tells: "These are the charges that were fully expected, and they will be dealt with in court."
Meanwhile, the gun charge stems from a Burbank police bust as he left the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" where the gun was allegedly discovered.
Cordozar Calvin Broadus AKA Snoop Dogg, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning at 10am in Pasadena (CA) Superior Court. If convicted, he faces up to four years in state prison.
Also awaiting Snoop Dogg, is a May 15 hearing in Orange County Superior Court on a charge of carrying a 20-inch collapsible baton (which authorities consider a dangerous weapon) into John Wayne Airport. The rapper said the baton was a prop for a movie he was filming.
The musician also has a standing case in Orange County for a felony charge of knowingly possessing a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 27, Snoop tried to board a plane in Santa Ana, Calif., while carrying a 20-inch collapsible baton in a computer bag, police say. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
"Snoop's not guilty plea (in that case) says it all," Etra previously told. "The item he's charged with was a movie prop, not a weapon. Snoop never intended it to be used as anything other than a prop."
This was the latest trouble for Snoop, who last month canceled his British tour with rapper Diddy after Snoop was denied a visa into the country.
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