In Summary
- Nelly arrested for drug possession.
- Nelly was also accused of insurance violation.
- The rapper has since secured his release.
US rapper Cornell Haynes Jr popularly known as Nelly was arrested on Wednesday for drug possession and insurance violation.
The 49 year old was flagged by Missouri State Patrol over an ‘outstanding warrant for lack of insurance’ for a previous traffic offense.
The cops proceeded to search his car where they found four ecstasy pills.
He was then transferred to the Maryland Heights Police Department before being booked.
However, the rapper secured his release afterwards.
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According to reliable sources, Nelly is yet to face the charges and prosecutors are working towards it.
Nelly’s Team Denies The Allegations
When Nelly’s team was sought for comment, they denied that he was arrested on drug possession charges.
According to Nelly’s lawyer, Scott Rosenblum his client was not arrested for drug possession but for insurance violation.
“He was arrested for ‘No Proof Of Insurance’ from 2018 on a warrant issued December 2023 that he received no notice. Mr. Haynes was targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer” he asserted partly.
He further added that the cop was present at the casino where Nelly he had won several jackpots. He continued that instead of the officer supervising the transfer of Nelly’s winnings, he sought to run a check for the warrants affirming that it was mandatory when a player won large amounts.
On the other hand, Nelly knew this was not true since it was not his first time winning several jackpots.
Going further, he noted that after Nelly was informed of the warrant for ‘No Proof Of Insurance’, the cop proceeded to handcuff him from behind parading him before other patrons at the casino.
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While summing up, he also noted that the search conducted on his client leading to the drugs discovery wasn’t warranted adding that the case will go nowhere.
