Considering he's been busted in two different states on drug and weapons charges after police stopped his tour bus, it's not exactly shocking that an assistant to Lil Wayne said on Monday in court that he "occasionally" saw a handgun and people smoking pot on the rapper's tour bus. Though the assistant said he never saw Weezy himself handling a gun, the rapper was busted on gun charges in July 2007 when police boarded his tour bus. If convicted, he faces three-and-a-half years in prison.
Read more about Lil Wayne's gun-possession case here.
The good news is, none of the members of Chicago hard-rock troop Disturbed were hurt yesterday morning when one of the buses in their caravan was involved in a minor accident along Interstate 95 in Florence County, South Carolina. The bad news is someone else was hurt and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
According to a SCnow.com report, the bus — which was transporting members of the band's crew — ran off the highway after blowing a tire. The vehicle slid down an embankment before coming to a stop.
A total of eight people were on the bus at the time, and one of them sustained minor injuries, the nature of which was not disclosed. None of the band's members were among the bus' passengers.
The bus' driver, Fred Huffman, told the site, "By the grace of God, we all survived." At the time of the mishap, the bus was making its way toward Virginia Beach, Virginia, where Disturbed is set to perform tonight as part of this summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival.
Last night, mere hours before he was scheduled to take the stage at Dallas' Superpages.com Center, Snoop Dogg's tour bus was stopped by police, who found two ounces of marijuana after a brief vehicle search. Surprisingly, the green stuff wasn't Snoop's, but belonged to two men who were on the bus. They were taken into custody on drug possession charges, posted $1,500 bond, and were released. (Read the complete story here.)
Given Snoop's proclivity for herbal enhancement, the fact that the rapper wasn't busted is a good sign. Perhaps Snoop's turning over a new leaf — no pun intended. Had cops pinned the drugs on him, Snoop could've been in a world of trouble; last year, he was sentenced to five years' probation after pleading no contest to felony gun and marijuana charges.
Phew, that was a close one.
