Grammy Award winner US rap star T.I. was arrested just hours before the BET Awards night that airs on October 17. The rapper whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr., was arrested by ATF on Saturday for illegally attempting to buy machine guns and silencers in Atlanta.
He tried to have a bodyguard pick up some machines guns with silencers. The ATF carried out a search warrant at 27-year old rapper’s home, and according to Atlanta’s FOX 5 News, T.I., remains in custody.
“Authorities say the bodyguard admitted to purchasing about nine firearms for T.I. in the past and about 17 firearms for other people in the musician’s posse on previous occasions. The bodyguard claims the rapper gave him cash to purchase the guns, because T.I., as a convicted felon, was not able to legally buy firearms.”
The bodyguard was arrested last week trying to buy several guns. After his arrest, the bodyguard agreed to cooperate with authorities- that cooperation led to today’s arrest.
The agencies at the scene of the federal search warrant include: The ATF, U.S. Marshalls: Fugitive Task Force, Fulton County SWAT, Fulton County PD, Dekalb County PD, and the ATF/Atlanta PD Violent Crime Impact Team.
Well, T.I. missed out the BET hip-hop awards where he was scheduled to perform and he was nominated for nine awards. However, he couldn’t perform but he did won some awards!
Source: Hollywoodtoday
