A federal judge ordered rapper T.I. released on $3 million bond today, but he must remain in home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said the singer must remain under house arrest at a home in Henry County. He wasn’t more specific about the location.
T.I. (real name: Clifford Harris) will be monitored 24 hours a day by a private monitoring service that he must pay for. He’s restricted to the home except under certain circumstances, including medical appointments and court appearances. He cannot own any firearms and cannot have contact with any witnesses or informants in the case.
Noting that T.I has a team of highly qualified attorneys, the judge said: “You shouldn’t do anything that will undermine their ability to represent you.” Defense lawyer Ed Garland argued that based on the amount of money being put up, there’s no reason not to release his client.
Full story at: ajc.com
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Lol @ 116..funny
LOL@114 … @111BUT my comments came from other comments on this blog…ppl do nothing but hate on t.i anyway so we cant even stik together on a blog and thats amazing so, real talk is our(blk) race doesnt have that much time left….eminem would of gotten bond the day of the arrest ..trust
GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT—-GOOD LUCK
@122 I’m sorry i honestly do not know much about TI, i don’t know that i’ve heard any of his songs, what i have heard from or about him has been interviews where he has usually sounded like he had common sense, I’ve never hated on him, I’ve never known him to be very successful or not. But i am disappointed, and i don’t believe black people should have to be burdened with sticking up for people who are just plain wrong just because we share the same race. As i said before there was nothing right in what TI did, silencers please… thats not self defence. I dont want people like TI getting bond quickly… i dont think just because Eminem in the same situation would get his bond in supposedly one day as you suggest should make TI get his quicker, it just means that somebody like Eminem should take longer to get his…
This is not the case to be lobbying Washington over injustice in the legal system, not when you’ve got legit cases like Jena 6 or the little boy that was imprisoned for having oral sex with a 15yr old white girl. Or the teenaged girl who was accused of shoving a teenager and they wanted to put her away for a long time.
LMAO@114
yeah I have to agree…I don’t feel that it is about the white man bringing TI down this time.
If it is stipulated that he cannot have a firearm as a felon-he can’t have one-simple as that.
It is not so much as race as it is with class…most of us who were charged with these offense would still be stewing in jail.
As keep in mind that this is not state jurisdiction, this is federal jurisdiction and judges have complete discretion to determine bail guidelines.
@GET_ME_BODIED Girl I could not have said it better myself, I am 42 and my son even said to me (14) Mom that mess is garbage all they do is swamp information from gossip blog and then enxt or tuff from magazines or stuff from the newspaper and he said when they say unnamed source you better know they lying.
In his computer skills clas he is being taught what to stay away from, now here you come with your statement. maybe God tring to tell me something to leave this ish alone because I do have better things to do. I”m Out!!!
DO YOU EVERYBODY!!!!
Oh, about TI did you read the AJC article????? I believe the feds no more than they saying they found more guns in his Atlanta house, and even judge spoke to him evne the hint of a hit they coming to him first….innocent right!!!!
The church I attend is taking up a collection for the Wilson young man just released will go into sholarship fund so he can return back to school.
$3 million and all those legal fees a waste could have really blessed a lot of people.
@#72 I totally agree about the BET summitt about Hip Hop, and when Nelly and TI both were disrespectful to the lady from ESSENCE you should have heard me praying and I said then Lord these young folk need to learn a lesson they don’t have no respect for their mamas or anyone else. Master P was the only on wirh any sense or respect.. Even whe they spoke before congress Master P said he had mama and sisters and these young folk embracing this man like he was not right in the eyes of God he was wrong and I guess theya re going to call the Lord a lie and He said whatsover a man sows he reaps and the law is for lawbreakers to protect the people. TI was planning to do something and the bodyguard probably knew what the deal was and he probably saved someones life maybe TI’s or others and another thing my son works for the Secret Service and he siad Mom I guarantee you they have watched him for long time and they have every duck in a row and that was a sting to stop something major TI and his crew had planned to go down.
So you smart young folk keep talking what you don’t know. The Feds don’t loose too many cases when it comes to weapons and drugs charges because they are two of the most dangerous things to our society and my son said from his sources maybe TI will get clean from drugs at this time of house arrest,as well as Tiny. he said most of the time drugs and guns go hand and hand and Ti was in some debt can you believe that, I can why would his associates have to put up bonds when it is reported he made $16 million last year.
COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
He only pays 10 percent of the 3 million. So it really aint that much.
I pray for people that lost all their belonging in the California fire, katrina and wars in Dafur and the rest of the world. These people had no power over what happened to them. They are the people are i pray for.
IT, i love your music, your stage presence and your hustle. This time around, you are on your own.I hope you know how to pray cos’ you ain’t getting one from me. How can you be so dumb, stupid and above all……DUMB. Not everyone in this world gets a second chance, you had one and you utterly blew it.
For all the people that are using race as an excuse, please stop making the rest of the black race sound and look ignorant. The law forbids him from owning a fire arm and he had loads and was still buying more. As long as they were his and he bought them, he broke the law and will face the consequences. He is going to jail for a loooong time and i hope that this will be an eye opener to other successful brothers out there. If you break the law, you are going to face the consequences black or white.
Fucking moron
t.i. iz sort of stupid 4 doin dat cuz he know he wuzint suposed 2 du dat but im still repin t.i 2 tha fullest & imma pray 4 him 2 get through this crap
stop spinnin words…it most certainly is about RACE. i dont condone having weapons and silencers but im sure T.I isnt the only person thats in possession of silencers and guns…ppl who say this isnt racial must b crack smokers cause u have murderers out on bond and able to WORK , make a living for their family and their bond wasnt as high as t.i….fuck that someboby had a grudge thats all im sayin
Sorry #46, he had to put up property that is valued at $3million dollars and signed a judgement of confession which means if he does not appear in court, flee the jurisdiction, a minute late for court, the feds will take his property without a hearing. Feds are all about getting money and or property in the end, so you don’t pay a percentage like you would in state court. Secondly, not only does he have to pay for his home security, but he has to pay for the monitoring device and probation supervision as well. Lastly, in the end his legal fees are going to be around $3million if he is going to beat this case and this case is beatable, especially if you have the paper, ask Irv Gotti.
all i have to say is $3 MILLION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BLATENT EXTORITION, im disgusted by that!!! T.I. is silly and ungreatful, ungreatful to himslef to do something so stupid.
he shoulda stayed in and got some of that time knocked off as time served……….then again he could b out plannin to pay a clone to go in……do some songs, get his businesses together and plot.
Sandra Rose is a T.I. Defender to the NTH degree.
The ATF basically used him to get 3 mil. Hopefully, his trial will go alright since he already had to pay 3 mil and you know he is not getting his bail money back!
Um, for the people who keep saying what a waste of 3 million dollars, he WILL get it back if her goes to his court date or whatever. It’s just collateral…
everybody needs to read this. I dont blame t.i. for having guns cause as much shit he talks i too would of took the chance of getting put in jail than 6 feet deep. At the same time look at all the money this man will have to spend at the end of the day cause T.I. and rappers need to be more smarter. I know t.i. bodyguard snitch and thats fuckin bad for the game but with all the money t.i. has and will loose over this plus time if he is found guilty the man could of got well respected bodyguard to carry what ever gun he needed and be by his side 24 hours……….His snitch body guard got a gun charge and turn informant on t.i. but come tip how you gona have a body guard that cant carry a gun….this EFFFin Ga. they give out gun permits like library cards down here….shame on you T.I. for picking him as you bodyguard!
The problem is not the 3 million dollars, HOW MANY TIMES WILL WE HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY? He has a family to take care of, he has money, he’s out the hood, so what’s wrong with him? Hadn’t he put himself in this situation in the first place he wouldn’t have to spend so much, there would have been NO snitching bodyguard, he wouldn’t be a statistic making us look bad again, his family wouldn’t have to deal with all this stress….. etc. Black people kill me. “YOU” give them an opportunity to bring you down, then blame everyone but yourself. And frankly, when you stop living by the gun, it isn’t just about “avoiding the man’s plan”, it’s about healing the community first and foremost. The bodyguard? Maybe he told T.I. long before snitching that it wasn’t right and because T.I. didn’t listen, his conscience led him to snitch? Do you realize that someone could have been KILLED?? Maybe that bodyguard has a family to take care of, ever thought of that? That’s one less black man/brother/cousin/son/friend/probably husband/probably father BEHIND BARS!!!
You’re right number 10, It’s not fair that TI has to pay 3 Million in bail money, BECAUSE ANYBODY ELSE’S ASS WOULD STILL BE SITTING IN JAIL. Usually people don’t even have the option of getting bail after 2 convictions, this dumb ass is working on #8 as we speak. 3 Million is more than reasonable because A) He’s a flight risk and has more than enough resources to disappear, and B) He’s a 7 time loser, who has a lot to lose.
It’s sad that blacks don’t defend blacks. We look at each other as inferior and it’s depressing. Yeah, so and so might have made a bad decision. But don’t throw the person under the bus and judge him. We still have to support each other and stick together to progress as people. As a young black male, I run a very successful business in Atlanta and ironically 95% of my corporate clients are white (the 5% black clients rarely try to help generate new referrals). Believe it or not, I’ve heard more old white men support T.I. then you people in this blog. There are a few things to analyze here:
1) No one knows ALL the facts in this case (including his attorneys yet); don’t be media whores.
2) Not many people have the type of money and fame that T.I. has….so understanding why he feels the need to have guns is beyond your reality
3) Guilt or innocence is not the burden of proof in the court of law….it’s reasonable doubt from a jury
4) $3M is just a bond/bail….he will get it back regardless and that’s only probably 8% of his income from 06’ and the money will probably double has his legal defense fund.
It’s funny because when we (blacks) try to use the law to our advantage…..we criticize each other and judge. Here are a few defenses for T.I.’s reasonable doubt:
1) Gave bodyguard money to purchase guns to protect him and the bodyguard decided NOT to legally register them
2) The house where the weapons were is NOT his primary residence (plus he is on the road 80% of the year)
3) Guns were in house for the bodyguard to protect his family while T.I. is on the road
4) T.I. wanted to see exactly what type of firearms his bodyguard was purchasing to protect his life
5) Well….the bodyguards credibility is in question (if he is the superstar witness….then I hope he has been walking a very narrow line throughout his life)
6) T.I. is unlike any other 7 time felon…in that he has legitimate threats on his life everyday and is a multi-millionaire.
7) And the list goes on and on……………
I’m not saying I condone or condemn the behavior I’m just saying it’s in the hands of the court of law, not public opinion. And now WE should play by the rules of the court…like WHITE people do every time this occurs. Don’t be media whores and react off press clipping…..listen clearly to ALL the facts and play in the right court. And you people arguing if something is fair….you are crazy. The legal system IS NOT FAIR and now that a black man is benefiting you come crying that bullshit. Who said the US was designed to be fair?
@144
the best thing you can do is to pay some visits to your boy TI when he hits the jail because what you`re saying is pure garbage, he had a bodyguard who himself wasnt allowed to carry guns, dont you get that? fool ! yeah your clients are whites well its simple stick with your clients and stop saying black people are wrong because they`re supporting justice, the notion that we have to be suportive of any black person regardless of what he/she has done is so primitive reasoning but then again why am i not surprised? is the only multi millionaire in this country? if he received threats to his life or any other relative why didnt he report that to law enforcement authorities? instead of acting like modern day robin hood? did the house belong to him or not? well i guess you know the answer prmiary residence or not the house was his…ask mike vick!
just chill..homie this brother got to pay for being so dumb, thats what happens when idiots drop out of high school
SENT TI TO JAIL ASAP!
TI is dumb as fuck he going to fuck up everything he got going for him which ain’t much but his acting. Is it just me or all his songs sound the same and his songs are always talking about “you don’t know”
#144 and he could also say the silencers were free. Buy 1 machine gun, get 2 silencers free, how could he turn that down?..I’m sure TI could use that one too.
I’m just telling you how the criminal justice system works. I’m not fighting your opinion. I just don’t understand how you can have such a STRONG opinion on something you don’t have all the details on or ANY clear cut FACTS.
148# TI ain’t worth debating about believe he just a getto ass person that ain’t going to do shit but stay in the getto he just fucking up his own life who really gives a damn!!!
TIP,you royal ass!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!! Now be good T.I.P.
to black and black
I can believe people that say that we say that TI is a dumb because we cannot support each other. So I hope TI did not plan to kill another black. So we should support a black man who probaby killed or at least planned to kill somne other black ppl. TI is LUCKY to be home and he can thank god he has money. 3 million dollar is ok compared to his fortune and the fact that he has so many ways to disappear ( plane and everytinhg). I hope he is happy. But I am not his mother and or his wife or whatever so I can tell he is wrong and this has nothing to do with race. Even if he was my brother, or my son, I will kick his ass so strong that it will still hurt when he get out jail. Please,If TI was really into his community he should have first THINK of his family!! And you are wrong for that, TI is not the only one who has to pay so many money to get out of jail and they were not BLACK cause there are not so many black ppl that can afford that. Whatever, I want to support successful ppl and clever ppl and dumb who buy guns.
IF YOU DO THE CRIME YOU SHOULD DO THE TIME! Obviously money can’t buy class. Of all the things he could possess . . he chooses “fire arms”?! Why didn’t he just go to a gun store, buy them legally and get a license for them? Hmmmmmm, probably because of a prior rap? Then that means he wasn’t suppose to have them in the first place! What an idiot!!!! And ya’ll on there singin praises, yall sure know how to hold black folks up in their mess, right is right and wrong is wrong, stop turning a blind eye to improper behavior by these celebrities!!!!
After 9/11 these FEDs ain’t playing . .what are ya’ll retarded!!!! He’s lucky they don’t slap him with a charge of terrorism support!
LOL @ 33
“THANK GAWD He At home wiv his kids…”
Why? Apparently he’s not setting a good example. I think he’ll teach his kids more if he stayed in jail. They need to see what happens when a black man doesn’t have millions of dollars to get bail.
Right on Black on Black. Some of these people are so naive, i.e. “if he received threats to his life or any other relative why didnt he report that to law enforcement authorities?” Open your eyes people. Do you honestly think that law enforcement gives a damn about someone threatening T.I.’s life? None of them like seeing a black man being successful, having money, and doing his thing. Period.
Another question…who do you all think that T.I. was planning on using these guns to protect himself from? Women & children? The elderly? I think not. Have you all ever seen any of this man’s interviews? I dont think T.I. goes out of his way to find trouble. Furthermore, Im sure the people that he was protecting himself from already have blood on their hands.
T.I. Phuck the haters. All they see is fame and fortune. Their jealousy hardens their hearts and they are quick to judge to make themselves feel better about their own miserable lives or misfortunes. They dont live your life and know nothing of your reality. Only God knows the truth about your situation and he will judge accordingly. Keep ya head up.
“Well, let’s be real…if he were a WHITE celeb and not a rapper – would his bond be so high? Or is it because he’s a convicted felon?”
I think it is all the above, but don’t sympathize with this fool he had much more than most of us will ever see in a life time and still managed to f*ck it up. He has nobody to blame but himself.
“That is y we gotta stop hatin’ on each other and embrace each other an STICK THE FUCK TOGETHER! Every race does it but us…what’s up with that?”
This is why our community is in trouble. Wrong is wrong. I don’t want my child to support someone just because they are black. We should “stick together” for the betterment of our race-not for some ignorant felon. There is so much work to do black people.
“also what type of nigga doesnt own a gun, knife, pepper spray in their home though T.I. is HUMAN we all are we make mistakes hopefully he will learn from this”
The only thing I have in my house that you mentioned is a knife-for cooking. It may be a new concept tosome,but I’ve never seen a gun in my life,muchless own one. Blacks don’t like it when whites stereotype us,but we stereotype each other and that is ok?
Congrats TI! I’m glad you made it home safe. In the words of the greatest rapper alive, “Why niccas look mad? You’ll supposed to be happy I’m free. Yall niccas look like y’all wanted me to stay in jail, hahahahah! Hoe bustaz!”
No seriously TI, Keep your head up boo. There is only one person who can get you out of this. Start praying boo.
“Don’t get it twisted what he did was dead-ass wrong…however, many of us are forgetting he is just a human and he can succumb to bullshyt just like anyone else. ”
He is a convicted felon for goodness sakes!! How many more chances should he get?
I can guarantee that if he would’ve snitched on whoever the mystery rapper from Atlanta is that they wanted him to turn in he would’ve not had to pay no $3 MILLION . It is all about power and making an example out of someone and they did just that. They have the power (THE SYSTEM) and they had an example (T.I). It’s messed up to look at like that but it is what it is.
I Cannot believe that people keep supporting this guy.
I agree in one thing, we do not know if TI is guilty or no but maybe OJ Simpson was not guilty. He is black so every body think he is ok to be out of jail when you kill someone or plan to do it just because he is black or it will be taken as racism?!!!!!!!!!!
We black folks wanted to be treated the same way as whites, we know that is never gonna happen soon. However, justice cannot treat us bad unless we put ourself in such a situation. I know some people that are to jail for 3 years just because they have one gun, even unloaded!! and you know what ,they never have bond to pay, so they stayed in jail. So the real unfairness is that when you are rich, you are given so much more privileges even for that kind of matter. And people think it is jalousy. Jay-z is much more richer than him and he don’t fall in such a stupid situation, maybe because he is clever!! Nothing to do with jalousy. Some of us are fool and you have to admit even if you could die for him so some of you should probably ask the judge to go in jail instead of TI, I am sure all his family would appreciate
To CMEEZ
If TI was clever, He will NEEEEVEEEEER show up to the exchange. So even if he THINKS he has to buy these guns, don’t you think he cannot have guns legally or hire more body guards or even mercenaries?!! Why do something that you know is going to make you in trouble. Probably because he tought he would never be caught??
That is why, to me he is guilty. But if he is not. i hope this is going to be his last MISTAKE. From a man who is already a convicted felon, and father and husband, maybe he should THINK more before doing somthing.
I would very much like for you Federal Agents to drop all charges against TI in exchange for him making 2 albums and bringing in 60-Million $ within the next 6 months. Please stop monitoring and trying to “set up” these Hip Hop artists, based on jealousy because your sorry government working ass makes only 1% of what they make. “Hip Hop VS Racist America” – lolz.
I cannot believe TI for how arrogent he was letting HIMSELF talk about the deal over the phone and going HIMSELF to actually make the pickup. What type of ‘King’ does that $#!% ?? And all the while being in the center of attention on this whole Hip Hop Vs America thing. Another reminder that money, no longer makes you invincible.
And TI — Right now seeing your on House Arrest and have to submit to 2 random drug tests a week.. I’m going to roll up and smoke my best $#!% while listening to your TI vs TIP album. And I’ll pray that some much needed murder-men befriend you if you enter an 8+ year prison sentence.
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