Rapper Nelly Arrested with Drugs and Gold-Plated Desert Eagle

Nelly - Putnam County Jail
Nelly – Putnam County Jail

The world-famous (infamous?) rapper Nelly, 40, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, was arrested in Tennessee after his bus was pulled over and searched by a state trooper.

CNN reports that the state trooper searched the bus after pulling it over for not carrying a U.S. Department of Transportation and International Fuel Tax Association stickers. The trooper claimed he noticed the smell of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.

The troopers found five rocks of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

In addition to the drugs, the troopers found a gold-plated Desert Eagle, a .500 Smith & Wesson magnum, and a Taurus pistol, examples of which you can see below.

Examples of FAFrom left to right: A gold plated Desert Eagle, a .500 Smith & Wesson magnum, and a Taurus 1911. Please note these are not the actual firearms recovered.

 

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