Snoop Dogg was charged Tuesday with felony gun and marijuana charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced.
The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, faces up to four years in state prison if convicted. His arraignment was set for Wednesday.
Snoop was arrested Oct. 26 at Burbank’s airport after a handgun and marijuana were found in his car, police say.
Police executing a search warrant at his suburban Los Angeles home in November allegedly discovered another gun.
Because Snoop is a convicted felon from a 1990 cocaine trafficking bust, he is forbidden from possessing a gun for life.
His attorney, Donald Etra, tells PEOPLE: “These are the charges that were fully expected, and they will be dealt with in court.”
The musician also has a standing case in Orange County for a felony charge of knowingly possessing a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 27, Snoop tried to board a plane in Santa Ana, Calif., while carrying a 20-inch collapsible baton in a computer bag, police say. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
“Snoop’s not guilty plea (in that case) says it all,” Etra previously told PEOPLE. “The item he’s charged with was a movie prop, not a weapon. Snoop never intended it to be used as anything other than a prop.” READ MORE
I guess it’s more money, more problems – first he’s banned out the UK, now this. Why would they charge him for carrying a fake gun though? Or is his attorney smoking that ooh wee too?
so sad he stays in the news and aint he married he needs to giv all dis up serously
and y cl didnt finish that “caption me” wit snoop n it
*Tsk tsk tsk* Male version of Foxy!
Why is he banned from th UK ?!?!
SOme people just cant get right for being wrong.
Snoop, you can at least set an example to your kids.
snoop needs to get some (act right) i think he is a good person who makes bad decisions starting with drugs
He’s too old to be getting in trouble like this. What example is he setting for his kids and the kids on his football team?
The prop his lawyer was talking about was the collapsible baton, not the gun…that was real.
Snoop.. leave the sticky icky icky alone! You stopped smoking before.. you can stop again.. pot is not a physical addiction.
DAMN SNOOP!…I THOUGHT YOU WOULDA QUIT DOING SHIT LIKE THAT.WHAT KINDA EXAMPLE ARE YOU SETTING FOR YOUR KIDS?I MEAN THINK ABOUT IT,IF YOUR KIDS WERE TO GO TO JAIL FOR SELLIN DRUGS (OR ANY REASON),YOU CAN’T GET MAD AT THEM BECAUSE YOU’RE THE ONE THAT EXPLOITED THE BAD EXAMPLES TO THEM.*SMH* I KNEW IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HIM OR SOMEONE ELSE GO TO JAIL.I MEAN WHAT’S NEXT,WENDY WILLIAMS GOES TO JAIL FOR WEARING SPANDEX AND SMELLING LIKE TUNA?
I think he may actually get a little time, I mean you are only gonna get lucky so many times.
Poor thing…and he’s been on his “get right”.
SUCH A DUMB ASS…
Snoop is still fly in my book, hope he gets his shit resolved. I remember once a few years ago, i tried some “stuff” and a rabbit just like dat one Snoop is holding was talkin to me, saying some cold ass shit. Since then, i stick strictly to the icky.
Dat was one sadist fucking rabbit. Kids stay away from drugs.
The way I see it, Snoop will never leave weed alone.
“I’ll quit doing drugs” are the words of a junky. Even in his most recent music he says he still smoke that shit. I wasn’t surprised by this at all.
The bunny scares me.
As for Snoop, uggh!
Mo money, mo problems? Nah. More like more dumb ass decision making skills, mo problems.
Snoop is banned from UK for aaparently some ‘physical altercation’ with some British Airways staff at the airport, its annoying as hell because he had 2 cancel all his concerts he was doin in the UK wiv Diddy, concerts I paid 2 see all because at 35 he cant control his ass, its sad what kind of role model is this 2 his kids.
Charged with a prop…LOL
Snoop and a Bunny….Hilarious!
I didn’t know Snoop was a musician! What instruments does he play?
Job lead:
Snoop had to fire all of his security staff, because they all had felonies! He was ordered by a Judge to cut all association with known felons! So, if you have a clean record, over 6’5″, own a weapons permit and willing to take one for the Snoop, you can apply at Take1.4Snoop.com! Fasho!
THE MORE WEED U SMOKE, THE DUMBER U GET, ESPECIALLY AT AN AGE LIKE SNOOP, ITS FINALLY CATCHIN UP TO HIM.
WHO CARES, HE GONNA BEAT THOSE CHARGES TOO.
I REST MY CASE, WHERE’S SNOOP OR HIS WIFE PEOPLES AT ON THIS POST NOW (MZSTICNMOVE)-TALKING ABOUT WE ALL JEALOUS OF HIS WIFE AND THEY ARE SO HAPPY TOGETHER-THIS NICCA STAY CATCHING CHARGES LEFT AND RIGHT
THIS IS WHY SHANTE SHOULD LEAVE THIS NICCA, FOR THE SAKE OF HER KIDS AND HER OWN WELL-BEING-HE OBVIOUSLY HAS LITTLE RESPECT FOR HIMSELF, WIFE, AND FAMILY
THIS NICCA IS A CLASS A ASSHOLE!
THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN EXCUSE OR ATTRIBUTE TO FAME, BASICALLY THE PROBLEM IS SNOOP.
What happened to “3 strikes”??? I know Snoop has had at least 3 felony charges!
SNOOP NEDDS TO GO AWAY FOR AWHILE WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS TAKE A LONG VACATION. I’M REALLY SICK OF HIS TAIL BEING IN THE D*M NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think they should just make it legal for rappers to smoke weed…i get tired of seeing them in the news gettin caught with that stuff on them
Tianna, it’s not a fake gun. It’s a baton. It’s similiar to what the police carry, but it’s small and extends outward.
SNOOP IS GOING TO SMOKE WEED FOREVER CAUSE WHEN HE STOP HE IS JUST GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK TO DOING IT I THINK U CAN BE ADDICTED TO WEED CAUSE I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE THATS HOOKED ON WEED
27. chris’ wife, lol! Yeah, I agree they need to be able to smoke weed, so they can be trippin when they come up with rap joints like “I Shot the Sheriff, But I Did Not Shoot the Deputy!” That’s some blunt deep $#!T!
I MEAN THIS IS REALLY GETTING OLD WITH SNOOP
NUMBER ONE HE IS 35 YRS OLD COME ON NOW, ITS SAFE TO SAY HE GOT STREET CRED, WTF IS HE TRYING TO PROVE??
HE NEEDS TO GROW THE HELL UP B4 HE GO TO JAIL FOR REAL…
To those of you who don’t think weed is a PHYSICAL ADDICTION. Ask yourself the simplest question. If that were indeed the case, would Snoop still be having the problems he is having with drug charges flying at him left & right? Would these NFL Players have completely RUINED their careers? http://sportsillustrated....idnt.work/content.10.html If Weed is TRULY not an addictive substance would we still be talking about it after all these years?
Snoop: I have REAL love for you as a true fan back in the days of “it ain’t no fun” but you have GOT to get that monkey off your back & be there for your wife & kids. We don’t need another black man in jail for drug addiction, you have a lil cheese USE IT to go to rehab & get yourself on track!!! DAYUM!!
I just want Snoop (along with Beyonce) and a few random other celebs to go sit in a damn corner for a timeout cuz they need a fuckin break and so do we from their selfish, dumb asses…. sheez!
He needs to go in hiding for a while. He needs to stop the foolishness. He is not 25 yrs old anymore. He betta knock it off before he joins the big boys.
How u doin Snoopy!!!!
Snoop is so damn old and retarded. They need to take his 90 something year old ass right to jail. How could anyone be a fan of this crack head? Sure, he sounds iight on songs, but he disrespects his wife by sleeping with ho’s, disrespects his children by doing stunts like this, and disrespects himself as a person.
WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!! TIME FOR SNOOP TO SIT THE HELL DOWN.
#31 Bashy, hey girl!
I totally agree w/you. Snoop is too old for this sh*t. To jepoerdize his freedom and family life is just plain ole assinine.
Get yo’ sh*t right D-O-Double G!
Suge Knight alleges that Snoop is an undercover agent and that’s why he’s always being charged but exonerated. It bears watching….
33. hood_shit said: “I just want Snoop (along with Beyonce) and a few random other celebs to go sit in a damn corner for a timeout cuz they need a fuckin break and so do we from their selfish, dumb asses…. sheez!”
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Why should Beyonce” go sit in a corner when she’s the hottest ticket on the market? I don’t need a break from her just yet! As long as her ish is fresh and fly, I can’t get enough! Everything she touches turns to gold, so why shouldn’t she ride the wave all the way to shore! Don’t even mention her name with Snoops’!
Stay on your surfboard, Beyonce’! And, I especially liked the way she’s keeping Solange, Kelly and Michelle in her videos! She’s 125% or their careers! They owe her big time! JayZ owes her too!
When the people stop buying everything she touches, then its the time to look for that corner, but until then, stop on by, Beyonce’ and put it on me!
Snoop are you crazy! He should know better.
Snoop baby, slow down sweetie. Quit with the BS. It’s time for you and yours to enjoy the fruits of your labor. You can’t do that sitting behind bars!
Snoop is silly. I was in London about week and a half ago and he and Diddy were scheduled to perform. Sold out the venue and everything. Well I guess Snoop thought since he sold all those tickets they would let him in. Nope. The Britt’s weren’t having it and the public was pissed. Lol…
What up Meatloaf.
damn snoop his ass is some trouble. i remember when he wanted to be a role model for the kids and was quitting smoking weed. his kids probably puff puff pass
He’s just stupid, I’m not even gonna blame it on the weed. I’ll bet his wife and kids are so proud of him.
Im sorry but this nigga really needs to grow up. He is too old for this.
FyreStarrter…not sure where you got your info on marijuana from, but there’s never been any scientific study that even remotely suggest marijuana consumption leads to physical dependency! THC “tetrahydrocannabinol” the active ingredient in mj stimulates the brain..not the body.
Dumb ass…
ARE WE REALLY SURPRISED?
YOU KNOW HOW OTHER ARTISTS USE FAKE SMOKE IN THEY VIDEO? – I doubt if his sh*t be fake. Snoop is keep of the marijuana celebrites, after bob marley, then Young Buck, etc…
he hood, living rich azz hell, you cant take the hood out of a n!**a
I meant to say king, but anyways with all the weed he be smoking, i at least hope he’s gaining weight from the after cravings cuzz that fool skinny and the gun, come on now, one hit and his azz is DOWWWWNNNNNNNAA!
#46, OK?! People can argue all they want against weed but they need to get their facts straight.
That said, there are millions of functioning weed smokers out there who manage to light it up and not get caught. What the hell is Snoop’s problem??
I thought mary jane was for patients with cancer…let me go do some studying.
Snoop is just sad. tsk tsk.
Damn Snoop. He needs to drink a bottle of “get right” What does it take for him to learn. I tell you one thing, If I had his type of finances and a family, I would be in the crib and chillax on a daily basis. Obviously money cannot buy common sense.
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get it together SNOOP, I know you have it in you!!!!!!!!!