A federal judge has sentenced rapper T.I. (real name is Clifford Harris) to 11 months jail time on probation violation charges.
Tip appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. today (October 15, 2010) at 2 p.m.
He was represented by a team of six attorneys, including Don Samuel, Ed Garland, Steve Sadow, Janice Capek, Kristen Wright and Dwight Thomas.
T.I. was still on probation for federal weapons charges when he was arrested Sept. 1 on drug charges in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were taken into custody during a traffic stop in West Hollywood in which deputies said they smelled a strong odor of marijuana from inside the car. They were both released on bond.
After the arrest, the rapper’s probation officer filed documents claiming that Tip violated 3 Key Items during the arrest and recommended the hip-hop star spend up to 14 months in jail if found to have breached court regulations.
Word on the street is that T.I. will remain out on bond while appeals the sentence. Stay tuned…
**Update 1: Tip will have to surrender to officials in two weeks to begin serving his jail time.
**Update 2: According to TMZ – T.I. told the judge he needed help for drug addiction and begged not to be sent back to prison. We’re told one of the officers from Wednesday’s jumper incident testified on T.I.’s behalf.
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Friday, October 15th 2010 at 5:25PM
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