Lil Wayne has been charged with being in possession of a firearm by a court in Florida.Documents filed in Miami federal court today (November 17) allege that the rapper whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., had a gun and ammunition on December 23, in 2019 despite knowing he had a previous felony on his record, reports The Independent.Authorities said the rapper acknowledged owning the gold-plated handgun after his luggage was searched upon arriving in Miami on a private plane.The charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Carter previously had a weapons conviction in New York more than a decade ago, which saw him sentenced to eight months in prison.Convicted felons are barred under federal law from owning.
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