Rap star Snoop
Dogg pleaded not guilty to various weapons charges in a Santa Ana, CA court through
his attorney yesterday (Jan. 24). Snoop
Dogg was arrested on suspicion of weapons charges in Sept. 2006, when security
guards found a collapsible, 53 inch baton in one of Snoop Dogg’s carry on bags
as the rapper was enroute to San Francisco. Snoop
Dogg told officers that the baton was a prop for a movie he was filming. If
convicted, the rapper faces up to three years in prison. In
Oct., the rapper was arrested at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA on suspicion
of drug and gun possession, after police searched his car and recovered a small
amount of marijuana and a loaded handgun. In
Nov., Snoop Dogg and two associates were was arrested yesterday in Burbank, CA,
after a performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.Snoop,
35, was stopped by officers as he pulled out of NBC studios after the performance
and arrested when police recovered a handgun and small amounts of marijuana and
cocaine in the vehicle.While
police have yet to file charges in the Oct. and Nov. incidents, the cases are
under review according to a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
office. If
convicted, the rapper faces up to three years in prison. Snoop Dogg is currently
touring Canada with rapper Ice Cube.
