Legendary American rapper, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Friday, 11th December, to a federal charge that he possessed a weapon in spite of being a convicted felon, and faces up to 10 years in prison.
Lil Wayne born Dwayne Michael Carter, admitted possessing the 45 calibre gun and six rounds of ammunition after his private plane was searched on arriving in Miami from California on 23 December 2019.
A search warrant said the rapper told investigators the gun was a Father's Day gift.
He entered the plea during a hearing held remotely before United States District Judge Kathleen Williams.
“Your honor, I plead guilty to the charge,” Carter told the judge.
The federal charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, but likely he will get far less time than that, as per reports. He is free on $250,000 bail but had to surrender his passport.
The charge stems from a weapons conviction for Lil Wayne in New York over 10 years ago, for which he was sentenced to 8-months in prison as convicted felons are barred under federal law from possessing firearms.
The father of four’s lawyer, Howard Srebnick, disclosed that he considered a motion to suppress the search of the plane as a violation of the rapper’s constitutional rights.
“I must say I thought it was a very viable motion. He has decided not to pursue a motion to suppress,” Srebnick said.
The Miami U.S. attorney’s office also said in the news release that investigators found small amounts of cocaine, ecstasy, and oxycodone in a bag belonging to Carter, but he was not charged with any drug crime.
Lil Wayne is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28.
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