Rapper arrested for drugs
2008-06-09 09:37
Los Angeles - Rapper Warren G has been arrested on drug-related charges after police pulled over the car he was riding in.
Police say the 35-year-old rap artist, whose real name is Warren Griffin III, was arrested shortly after 01:30 on Sunday in Hollywood after the car he was a passenger in was pulled over for a red light violation.
Officer Karen Smith says marijuana was found inside the vehicle.
Both Griffin and the driver, Ryan Butler, were booked for investigation of possession of a controlled substance. They each posted $20 000 bail and were released.
Griffin was nominated for a Grammy in 1995. He also was arrested in 1996 for carrying a loaded assault weapon in his truck.
- AP