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NEWS ABOUT: weapons charges

weapons charges stories: 5 news summaries

 TI Checks Into Jail Early 

Rapper will serve 366 days on weapons charges

May 26, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper TI began his prison sentence early today, leaving his home in Georgia and checking into the Arkansas federal facility before the noon deadline, TMZ reports. The time is a year and a day in the minimum-security Forrest City prison; the crime was attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and... More »

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(Newser) - T.I. has 11 days to arrive at a low-security Arkansas prison for his year-and-a-day sentence on weapons charges, E! Online reports. The 28-year-old rapper, real name Clifford J. Harris Jr., will likely spend less than 2 months at the Forrest City federal prison, thanks to early release and... More »

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Rapper TI Sentenced to
10 Months on Gun Charges

Will pay $100K fine, do community service

Mar 27, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper TI has been sentenced to 366 days in prison for attempting to buy machine guns from an undercover officer, but his embracing of community service means he'll likely serve less than 10 months. TI, aka Clifford Harris Jr., has been speaking to area youths about the dangers of drugs... More »

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Two More Guns Uncovered at Plaxico's Home

Cops find pistol, rifle, clothes worn during shooting, sources say

Dec 24, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Police searching Plaxico Burress’s New Jersey house found a 9mm handgun, a loaded rifle, and the bloody clothes the New York Giants receiver wore when he accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan night club Nov. 29, sources told Fox affiliate WNYW-TV. The gun used in the... More »

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NFL • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • shooting • gun possession • Antonio Pierce • weapons charges

(Newser) - Five former Blackwater guards involved in a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead turned themselves in today and were charged with voluntary manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, and using firearms in the commission of a crime, CNN reports. The men, all in their 20s, were arraigned in Salt Lake City... More »

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Iraq • Department of Justice • State Department • civilian casualties • Blackwater • Salt Lake City • manslaughter • defense contractors • weapons charges

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