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Another arrest for Snoop Dogg
Rap artist Snoop Dogg was arrested on weapons and narcotics charges Tuesday evening (November 28th) after being pulled over by Burbank police following a television performance.
According to Sgt. Kevin Grandalski, the charges include possession of a gun, cocaine and marijuana, as well as having a false compartment in a vehicle. The weapons charge is a felony.
Snoop Dogg -- whose real name is Calvin Broadus -- was arrested shortly after performing songs "That's that S......!" and "I Want to Love" on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
The 35-year-old musician from Sherman Oaks has sold over 17 million records, starred in a few movies and has had several other run-ins with the law.
Earlier this month he was charged with one felony count of knowingly possessing a deadly weapon -- a collapsible baton -- while trying to board a plane in California, authorities in Orange County said.
He was convicted on a felony narcotics possession charge in 1990, for trying to sell cocaine.
Eight months ago he and several members of his entourage were detained by police at London's Heathrow Airport after a skirmish that left seven police officers with minor injuries.
The incident happened after Snoop Dogg and his crew were told by the airline they would not be permitted to board a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa, Scotland Yard said. As police tried to direct the group to baggage reclaim, they became "abusive and pushed officers," according to Scotland Yard.
The seven police officers received minor injuries, including cuts and bruises, and one suffered a fractured hand.
While in England for his 1994 "Doggystyle" tour, he was nearly kicked out of the country after a Tory minister and several British tabloids raised objections to his presence while he faced charges in the United States for murder, of which he was later cleared.
Source: CNN.com