Musicrooms.net: T.I Pleads Guilty To Gun Charges

T.I Pleads Guilty To Gun Charges
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CMU on 31 March, 2008
 
The rapper, real name Clifford Harris, originally tried to have a bulk of the
charges against him and some of his early police statements withdrawn on the
basis police had failed to follow the correct procedure in searching his home
and questioning him. But yesterday he pleaded guilty to three charges,
possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of machine guns and possession
of a firearm by a convicted felon.
In a slightly confusing ruling, the rapper was ordered to do 1500 hours
community service, but the rest of his sentence will not be decided for a year.
He will have to do at least 1000 hours of the community service before then, and
presumably the severity of the subsequent sentence will depend on his community
efforts. As I understand it, he could get up to ten years in jail for the
charges he has pleaded guilty to.
He is expected to do his community service by working with youth groups and
telling the kids about the dangers of guns, gangs and drugs.