Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

By artappraiser on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 12:50am |

The rapper will be sentenced in January, and faces up to 10 years in prison.

By Joe Coscarelli @ NYTimes.com, Dec. 11

The rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Friday to having illegally carried a gold-plated .45-caliber Glock handgun and ammunition as a felon while traveling on a private jet last year.

“Your honor, I plead guilty,” the musician, 38, told the judge during a virtual hearing in Miami federal court. Having been convicted of a gun charge previously, in 2007, Lil Wayne faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 28, though taking responsibility may result in a lighter punishment [....]

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