Rapper TI to Serve Time in Arkansas

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted May 15, 2009 6:25 PM CDT
Rapper TI to Serve Time in Arkansas
Jay-Z and T.I. attend the Audi's TDI Clean Diesel Technology dinner at the Audi Forum on May 12, 2009 in New York City.   (Getty Images)

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 305 days served in home detention. His last pre-prison show will be May 24 in Atlanta.

T.I. pleaded guilty after trying to purchase machine guns and silencers in Atlanta for self-protection, the AP reports. His sentence also includes a $100,000 fine.
(More T.I. stories.)

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