TIMELIME OF EVENTS (for those of you who aren’t registered for the site Angel linked)

Documents released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Saturday detail the 11-day investigation that resulted in the arrest of Atlanta rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris:

—Oct. 2: Harris’ bodyguard asks a licensed gun dealer about buying a machine gun without registering it, as required by law. The dealer reports the incident to ATF agents, who give the dealer the cell phone number of an undercover ATF agent, posing as a machine gun dealer, to pass along to the bodyguard. The bodyguard calls the number within hours.

—Oct. 10: Harris arranges for the bodyguard to pick up $12,000 in cash from his bank on Northside Parkway to buy the weapons. Later, the bodyguard meets with the undercover agent at a K-Mart store, 5997 Buford Highway, Doraville. The bodyguard gives the agent $2,200 and a .223-caliber pistol in exchange for three 9mm machine guns and two 9mm silencers. The bodyguard is then arrested. He tells agents he was buying the guns for Harris. He also says he has purchased about 25 firearms over the past 18 months for Harris and others. ATF agents confirm the purchases.

—Oct. 11: After agreeing to cooperate with the ATF, the bodyguard makes a monitored phone call to Harris. He tells Harris that he has “everything for you.”

—Oct. 12: Harris calls his bodyguard and arranges for him to deliver the firearms the next day.

—Oct. 13, between 12:30 and 1 p.m.: Harris calls the bodyguard and asks him to bring the items to a recording studio. At the direction of ATF agents, the bodyguard suggests that they instead meet at a shopping center parking lot at the corner of Piedmont and North avenues in Atlanta.

—2:22 p.m.: Harris arrives at the parking lot. The bodyguard gets into Harris’ vehicle and shows him the machine guns and silencers. When the bodyguard explains the function of one silencer, Harris says, “No flash, no bang.” Harris also asks about ammunition, the capacity of the magazine and about “change left over” from the $12,000. Authorities then move in and arrest Harris without incident. A search of his vehicle uncovers three firearms, including one tucked between the driver’s seat and the center console.

—2:40 p.m.: ATF agents begin searching Harris’s home at 429 Creekview Lane, College Park. They find three rifles, two pistols and a revolver in a walk-in closet in his bedroom. Five of the firearms are loaded.

—Monday: Harris, held in federal custody over the weekend, is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court on two felony charges: possession of unregistered machine guns and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

Sad stuff. When will celebrities learn you got to be able who you trust.

Now this is Just Too Much!!!!!

DAMN!! I got nothing!!

wow…

what is really good

SMH………..too MANY dollars money and not enuff sense (cents)! When will these rappers learn?! (rhetorical question folx!)

@1
Yeah it is said stuff. However, the proper question is when are the celebrities going to not get mixed up in things opening up the door like this very situation.

Damn that’s messed up.. I hope the allegations aren’t true.. HipHop doesn’t need any more bad press.

As soon as you get to the top you do something stupid and fall right back down how tragic! If I was Tiny I would be saying bye to T.I. I guess he enjoys jail?

poor T.I. he’s getting arrested more than OFW charges why else are they tracking him DOWN!

Now thats what I call giving the cops a “TIP”.
Bad joke, sorry…

They damn fa sure got Polly Pure Bread.

At the end of the day TI needs to be responsible for his actions. He knew the rules but decided to do whatever the heck he wanted too. Dumb dumb!!

See what dating a thug gets you?

There’s a lot about this that just doesn’t make sense… if you are buying a illegal machine gun and silencer, you don’t go to a reputable gun dealership and ask them not to report it. You buy the guns off the street, like all of the other criminals - esp. if you are a celebrity ex-felon.

The whole story is just a little shady - why you have to meet YOUR bodyguard at a parking lot? He’s your bodyguard, you’ll see him at the house, or wherever he comes to guard you.

There has got to be more to this — a lot more.

This is definitely a “how to” guide on how to be ghetto:

1. Get arrested in a Walgreens parking lot (I guess we should count our blessings it wasn’t a CVS or Kroger).

2. Make sure not only you get arrested, but all your “boys” and baby mama too.

3.Be sure to violate previous felony charges that way you are bound to get more time for this possesion.

4. H.A.M. it up at the BET bafoon awards with ice around your wrist and neck.

Finally………………….

5. Make sure that both mom and dad get arrested, that way no one is there to watch your umpteen kids.

I give it two years before we see baby King in a police juvenille lineup.

Xscape, come get your girl.

This is just nonsense. I’ve had enough of black celebrity bs…I’m going to read a book.

Damn this is so messed up he was on BET two weeks ago defending Hip-Hop and now this happens. I am supposed to be going to see him and t-pain monday, but i know that’s dead, and i am sooooo pissed about it. Damn TIP

#14 so true………. so true.

By the way, your gravie is sessay.

Wow…………poor Tiny. I blame T.I.

SMH……………………………

If your going to snitch when you get caught, then just don’t do the dirt period.

I am sure there is more to the story. It is obvious that his bodyguard set him up. Hopefully, a good - no excellent - attorney will be able to get him off. Sounds like Tiny got arrested as a result of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I wonder if she knew that a ‘transaction’ was about to take place. Shame….

Everybody talkin bout they dont know why T.I. gettin all these guns but yall musta forgot his homeboy got smoked in Natti not too long ago. Its people that chase rappers from club to club just waiting for them to bump into em so the will have a reason to beef with em. People saying that they dont understand really dont understand. I would rather be caught with it than be caught without it AGAIN!!!!!

I have a feeling Oprah’s gonna have a field day with this……….. as well she should!

T.I. is too small to be goin to jail. Bubba gon get a whole of that yellow booty. The nickname T.I.P. is gon have a whole new meaning. LOL!!!!!!!!!

*smh* after all that bet debate thing and this is what happend

Both T.I. and Tiny are still sitting in jail. Hey, I guess they are just ‘keeping it real’.

#27 I Agree lol

This story doesn’t make sense to me. There is more to this than what’s being “reported”

Y’all can call it shady, call it a conspiracy, call it what you wanna. The bottom line
is TI is a dumb f**k.
You got everything, money, fame…..etc,….leave that dumb ghetto sh!t along.!

He said that he doesn’t care about the feds investigation on him in his lyrics…I wonder how true this rings? LOL!!

#24, Granted rappers have lots of people after them, but here is my suggestion: They should keep their asses at home. If they want to party then bring it to the house around trusted friends. T.I. is just stupid. I know you can’t take all of the ghetto out of them, but damn people. Grow up!

So I guess this means T.I won’t be at the ‘American Gangster’ premiere this Friday,huh?
I’m sorry, that’s all I could come up with b/c other than that…I’m speechless!!!

wwwwwoooooowwwwww! That’s crazy.

omg poor tiny even though she is 1 ulgy lightskin chick i would b cryin lik crazy if i was her i would leave his ass

#27….yup..the whole time he knew the crazy illegal mess he was into, yet he was up on stage tryna criticize other people. that’s a shame.

What a mess.

SMH…..Say it ain’t so, yall got kids to take care of.

CHE…What does your opinion of her being ugly and light skinned have to do with this post? Some people are so ignorant. Go somewhere and sit down.

Sounds like a set up to me.

THAT’S SO SAD I FEEL BAD FOR HIM

#16, it says in the report that #1 posted that the ATF told the bodyguard to change the location of the gun exchange from the recording studio (which T.I. wanted) to the parking lot of a mall. They did it so they could sting him on their terms.

such a waste

I study law and I hate to say it, but right now unless they can prove otherwise, this is not lookin good for him. Damn! I feel bad for him, but you have to remember being of color, a rapper, and a felon…. Get your ish together, you know they are watchin and waitin….

To all the people that say this is a set-up, How??
They caught him red-handed, when the body guard took him the guns.
T.I. set himself up.

Damn Damn. TI done fucked up now. He was just on that BET special talking like he had some sense and now this! SMH

MY thing is!! “WHY the HELL the body guard just didnt shut his mouth” let T.I. bail him out of jail he would have did a little time and T.I. would have kicked him Down Later!! he could have wrote on a piece of paper what happen so no one would have heard him TIP off T.I.P. and the whole thing would have been called off he could have told ATF that T.I. didnt want to deal with him no more and just played DUMB!! STUPPPID……… so you are a SNICTH now and will never work as a “BODY GUARD ” for anyone again! so you have no money or job now!! I DONT feel sorry for this BODY GUARD because he agreed to do the deal for him…

People’s reactions are funny too me. becuase T.I is a popular artist whom is liked by a lot of people he must have been set-up and can’t possibly have been guilty. He either bought the guns or he didn’t , it’s simple as that theres no conspiracy to put T.I’s ass in jail . This nigga is not malcom X.

Put it to you this way , which is more likley a plot by fedral agents to frame T.I. and put him in jail on false weapons charges like people in here seem to be implying or the fact that a man whom is a convicted felon was involved in illegal activities. I’m gonna go with the latter of the two. Damn black folks we don’t have to give the benifit of the doubt all the time. #18 I’m with you.

I`m done with this … this is a set up !

FREE T.I.P !

One question. What the hell in the name of the virgin Marry does T.I. need a silencers for? Lawd lawd lawd. I feel sorry for Tiny and their children. She stood by him through thick and thin, she surely is a ride or die chick. I wish them the best. I will pray for those kids.

Wow…T.I. and Tiny seem to be the original bonnie and clyde

You have to be on point tryin to trust people!

You have to be responsible for ur actions!

And people need to do time for their crime besides trying to bring someone else
down to get less time. STOP SNITCHIN!

From the AJC 10/14/07:

At the time of Harris’ arrest, agents also took into custody his longtime girlfriend, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, and rappers Marc Boney and Young Dro, who record for T.I.’s Grand Hustle record label, said witness Hassan Musaddiq, a cameraman for the Atlanta public access hip hop show “Severe Entertainment.”

Atlanta police on Sunday said they charged Cottle with possession of marijuana and the drug “ecstasy.” Cottle and T.I. have a son named King.

Nobody set him up! He set himself up…if you are that concerned about your security either hire some protection, stay the hell home or find a new profession where you are less visable and can keep a low profile. If someone is trying to get him like that I am pretty sure they could get him no matter how many machine guns he has…we have already seen it with Tupac and Biggie.

All this after I was feeling him and Nelly on Hip Hop vs America. Nelly and Ashanti, please don’t try and be the next Bonnie and Clyde.

T.I. and Tiny please keep your heads up and T.I. if u are in fact guilty I luv ya but if u did it u gotta do your time.

That snitch is gonna get it fo real.

he looked so freakin cute at the BET rehearsals!

… but umm, being cute may not work n his favor in the big house…

Man first of all How the hell do they get a search warrant 18 minutes after the initial arrest? Sounds like illegal search to me. Also there’s no way to prove that its t.i. guns, id blame the whole thing on ugly azz tiny. He should let her take the rap and go find himself a new chick. As for the machine guns in the truck…. ummm homie your going down on that one brother.

Pop quiz… who gets arrested more… a.i. or t.i.?

That is not Dro in that black shirt!!

Not my boo T.I.!!!!!!! Yo its crazy that his own bodyguard set him up….guess he aint get the raise he wanted. When will rappers learn….the law is WATCHIN YOU!! They sittin round waitin to lock up as many rappers as possible. It has been proven that cops have detailed rappers in the past in NY…so I’m sure its prob happenin in ATL which is where a whole lotta othr blak folks & rappers are. I’ma pray for TI & Tiny and whoever else was arrested with them.

And its sad whenever ANY BLAK PERSON IS LOCKED UP…famous/not. I’m sure rappers & blak athletes arent the only ones doin illegal stuff….its a darn shame how things work in this country.

Hopefully TI wasnt dumb enuff to do what he’s bein charged with. Come on brutha u’ve come too far! But I believe in innocent UNTIL proven guilty so I wanna hear some mo facts on this and a statement from TI himself.

FREE T.I.

@59 I did’nt think that was him either.

@58, u sound ignorant as ever.

co-sign wit # 51 but damned ti shit i thought all dese black male celebrities gunna start learning when yo ass reach fame plz leave all yo trouble ass homeboyz behind dey da ones dat get u fucked up but one da other hand its dey fault too shit smh at vick,ti,pacman

briana ツ
Sunday, October 14, 2007
#16, it says in the report that #1 posted that the ATF told the bodyguard to change the location of the gun exchange from the recording studio (which T.I. wanted) to the parking lot of a mall. They did it so they could sting him on their terms.
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I understand that’s what HE said, but it still does not make any sense —
but if the whole story is true, it’s all nonsensical to me.

I’m PRETTY sure that’s not the kind of Bracelets tiny ejoys wearing !!!
Damn Paparazzi is serious gettinf pix of them handcuffed

{PS} Let’s see if she’s a real ride or die chick after this

R.I.P to the bodyguard if he did all that stuff….

ok this ish pisses me off. the bodyguard is a punk ass b**** he should have done his job and held his damn tongue. snitches need their damn tongues cut out! he knew what he was doing was illegal and aint no way in hell he shouldve told the feds he was buying the guns for tip. then the mf so dumb he asks the “legal dealer to sell it to him without a license”. this mf so dumb all he had to do was pay a legit person to buy the guns and register them if he was too scared to have them in his name. there are plenty of chicks that would do it. if something went down with the guns when they r legit all they had to do was say they had been stolen. then tip is a dumb ass because he should have been questioning why ole punk want to meet somewhere else. Snitches aint sh** but idiots. Now tip is hemmed up and he will get at least 7 years and god forbide if there is a school anywhere within a five mile radius of that store. this is why so many of our men are locked up. there is no code of loyalty anymore! do wrong and if u get caught, rat on everyone-aint that some ish? the streets damn sure have changed from the early 90s. these young punks want the shine but not the time! put the word out on all these punks! I’m a chick and if I think for one minute u a snitchin punk I will drop u like a bad pair of gucci shoes! and I am legit but every woman want a dude with a lil hustle in him. these dudes today r punk b**** that’s why I date ole schoolers 36 and up baby! they know how to take the hit, bid time and keep their mouth closed instead of ruining every family around them!

I’D HAVE TO AGREE ABOUT THAT BEING A DUMB MOVE ON T.I.’S PART, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT BODYGUARD WAS NOT FORCED TO DO ANY PURCHASING FOR T.I. OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. HE DECIDED TO MAKE THOSE DEALS ON HIS OWN SO HE SHOULD BE FACING AS MANY CHARGES AS T.I. I GUESS HE GAVE UP EVERYONE ELSE HE BOUGHT FOR AS WELL. THAT’S ALOT OF PEOPLE GOING DOWN.

I FEEL BAD FOR TINY CAUSE IT AIN’T NO JOKE BEING IN THEM CUFFS LIKE DAT AND HAVING CHARGES HANGING OVER YOUR HEAD. T.I. IS A GROWN MAN. HE’S BEEN TO JAIL BEFORE. HE CAN HANDLE IT I’M SURE

@54 - So Tiny had weed and X on her too? Both of those dumbasses deserve the punishment they get…You got all the money in the world along with a basketball team of children and yall out getting strapped and got drugs on you too….

It’s a wrap!!!!!!!!!! They better pray to God that they let those children go with some family members and not to C.P.S.

Breaking the law is breaking the law, but seriously, to put this many man hours into this thing when down here in Texas you have the guys getting shot up at the border, this big oil tycoon Oscar Wyatt on trial for selling US secrets to Saddam, and they go after TI who as far as I know hasn’t shot anyone or been involved in illiict activity? Gimme a break. This is not a good example of my tax dollars at work..and word is Oscar is going to go free…seems a bit racist to me.

Damn!!!! Not T.I. iwould expect this shit form someone dumb like Lil Wayne………….this is just sad, BUT not all of this story makes sense, still I’m going to pray for their children.

Wow.
Speechless.

@69

That still does not negate T.I.’s crime. They probably prevented someone from getting killed by confiscating them.

oh if tiny doesn’t have any priors, she’ll be ok probation for possession. the best thing for her to do is say she is on drugs and judge will send her to a rehab for 6 weeks followed by probation. she needs to make sure tip has lined things up for her and the kids he will be down for 5 years fed minimum. if I can hold it down for as long as I have, she can do the same. she needs to stay as legit as possible, open businesses, and set things for him so all he has to do is come out running. they’ll put him in medium security. he will be ok. just get ur ducks in a row. 5 years pass like nothing. the kids r resilient, they will b ok.. tip clean camp! get professionals around you! no one from ur hood that ish should have ended with ur first platinum album! leave the oky doke alone! stay silent and focused, take ur bid, and come out stronger than ever.

Who is taking care of his 11 children since Tiny is locked up too.

This is so sad

MTO spoke exclusively with someone intimately involved with TI. And according to that individual, the charges against rapper TI are completely false!!

According to TI’s friend, the rapper never tried to purchase any guns through his bodyguard. The insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, “[The bodyguard] asked TI for an advance on his [pay] and TI gave it to him …. Whatever he spent money on - whether it be guns, drugs, or formula for his children - TI had nothing to do with it.” The insider continued, “The government was just looking to pin a case on TI - they’ve been trying for years. So they pushed [the bodyguard] into snitching on TI.”

And the insider claims that the cache of weapons found in TI’s home was not his either. The insider explains, “TI has security that live with him and stay with him at all times. The guns that the [federal agents] found belonged to his security team … And by the way, [the members of his] security team are licensed to carry firearms.”