With three bodyguards and his defense attorney in tow, Snoop Dogg showed up at a court in Santa Ana, Calif. Monday for his arraignment on felony possession of a deadly weapon, only to have it postponed for another month.
The rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was charged with the felony count after trying to walk through security at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport with a collapsible baton in his luggage on Sept. 27. He remains free on $150,000 bail. Snoop said the baton was a prop for a music video he was filming in New York.
Superior Court Judge Kazuharu Makino postponed the arraignment until sometime in January so he could receive all the discovery in the case. Snoop also signed a waiver that will allow him to skip most "non-substantive" hearings, said his attorney, Don Etra
Meanwhile, Etra would not say whether Snoop knew that batons is considered a weapon worthy of being banned at all airports. "It's premature to discuss what he knew," Etra said. "He had no intent to use it as a weapon and no intent to carry a weapon on his person."
If convicted, Broadus could face up to three years in prison, said Susan Schroeder, a spokeswoman for the district attorney. See footage of his Dec. 4 arraignment here, courtesy of TMZ.com: http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=1&pmmsid=1784068
On Dec. 12, Snoop must appear in court to deal with his Oct. 26 arrest at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. He was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a gun and transportation of marijuana. He is currently free on $35,000 bail.
On Jan. 11, Snoop is due back in court for his Nov. 28 arrest outside of NBC studios in Burbank on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana for sale and possession of a false compartment in a vehicle. Burbank police made the arrest while serving a search warrant, stemming from the earlier arrest at Bob Hope Airport. The rapper is currently free on that case after posting $60,000 bail.
The rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was charged with the felony count after trying to walk through security at Orange County’s John Wayne Airport with a collapsible baton in his luggage on Sept. 27. He remains free on $150,000 bail. Snoop said the baton was a prop for a music video he was filming in New York.
Superior Court Judge Kazuharu Makino postponed the arraignment until sometime in January so he could receive all the discovery in the case. Snoop also signed a waiver that will allow him to skip most "non-substantive" hearings, said his attorney, Don Etra
Meanwhile, Etra would not say whether Snoop knew that batons is considered a weapon worthy of being banned at all airports. "It's premature to discuss what he knew," Etra said. "He had no intent to use it as a weapon and no intent to carry a weapon on his person."
If convicted, Broadus could face up to three years in prison, said Susan Schroeder, a spokeswoman for the district attorney. See footage of his Dec. 4 arraignment here, courtesy of TMZ.com: http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=1&pmmsid=1784068
On Dec. 12, Snoop must appear in court to deal with his Oct. 26 arrest at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. He was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a gun and transportation of marijuana. He is currently free on $35,000 bail.
On Jan. 11, Snoop is due back in court for his Nov. 28 arrest outside of NBC studios in Burbank on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana for sale and possession of a false compartment in a vehicle. Burbank police made the arrest while serving a search warrant, stemming from the earlier arrest at Bob Hope Airport. The rapper is currently free on that case after posting $60,000 bail.
