Reuters: People News: Drugs, gun found on rapper Nelly's bus at Texas checkpoint

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Drugs, gun found on rapper Nelly's bus at Texas checkpoint Oct 12th 2012, 00:19 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Slain Border Patrol agent remembered at Arizona funeral Mon, Oct 8 2012 Probe points to friendly fire in Arizona Border Patrol death Sat, Oct 6 2012 Border agent in Arizona may have been killed by friendly fire Fri, Oct 5 2012 Mexican troops arrest two in killing of U.S. border agent: officials Wed, Oct 3 2012 Border Patrol agent killed, another wounded in Arizona Tue, Oct 2 2012 Related Topics U.S. » Entertainment » Fashion » Music » People » Rapper Nelly poses at the 2008 BET Awards in Los Angeles, California June 24, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Fred Prouser By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO | Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:19pm EDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Authorities discovered marijuana, heroin and a loaded gun on Grammy-winning rapper Nelly's tour bus during a routine stop at a Border Patrol checkpoint in West Texas, law enforcement officials said on Thursday. A member of the singer's entourage took responsibility for the items and was arrested after the search on Wednesday evening, while others on the bus including Nelly were released, officials said. The checkpoint, which is not on the border, is used by the Border Patrol to check the citizenship status of motorists on Interstate 10. The incident took place at the same checkpoint where singers Willie Nelson and Fiona Apple, rapper Snoop Dogg and actor Armand Hammer have been stopped for possession of controlled substances. A spokesman for the Hudspeth County sheriff said the tour bus had pulled into the Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, about 90 miles east of El Paso, when a dog detected the presence of controlled substances. "The agent requested all seven occupants out of the bus and conducted an inspection of the vehicle," spokesman Rusty Fleming told Reuters. "A search produced a small plastic container containing marijuana, 36 small bags containing heroin, and a loaded .45 pistol." Fleming said all of the occupants of the bus were read their Miranda rights, and a passenger on the bus, Brian Keith Jones, admitted that the controlled substances and the weapon belonged to him. Jones was arrested, Fleming said, adding that he did not know what charges he will face. Nelly, 37, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes, is a Grammy-winning singer who has performed in several movies. Billboard magazine named him one of the top artists of the decade in 2009. His manager could not be immediately reached for comment. (Editing by Corrie MacLaggan and Cynthia Osterman) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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