Lil Wayne pleads guilty to gun charge, could spend 10 years in prison
American rapper Lil Wayne could spend up to 10 years in prison after pleading to a federal gun charge.
The Lollipop artiste pleaded guilty to the charge on Friday during a virtual hearing in Miami federal court.
“Your honor,
I plead guilty,” the 38-year-old rapper told U.S. District Judge Kathleen
Williams.
Because he is
a convicted felon, he could spend a decade in prison.
His
sentencing is scheduled to take place on January 28.
Lil Wayne’s latest
run in with the law stems from a 2019 incident in which a gold-plated pistol
with a pearl grip was found inside his private plane at a Miami airport. A
number of drugs were also found.
He was not
arrested at the time, but he was eventually charged with one count of
possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
In 2009, the
rapper pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in New York.
He served several years in prison for that offence.
