**BREAKING NEWS: TI Is Going To Prison!!

Posted on March 27, 2008 10:08 AM

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I've been telling you all for months that this man was doomed. There was no way that the "King of the South" could beat the legal system - at least all the way anyway. And now word has just broke that can back up my claim. Check it out below.

Published reports are claiming the following:

T.I., real name is Clifford Harris, is expected to be sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service talking to youth groups around the country, followed by about 12 months in prison.

The rapper was arrested last October for attempting to buy machine guns - paying for them with cash and without registering for them, as mandated by the law.

He was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

He faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.

T.I. initially pleaded not guilty, and has been under house arrest since he was released on $3 million bond October 26th.

A change-of-plea hearing is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. at the federal courthouse in Atlanta today.

Source

Listen, at the end of the day 12 months in prison ain't sh*t seeing that the man was looking at 10+ years. If I were him I'd walk into the court room with the biggest smile. He beat the system - somewhat! I look at this day as a day of celebration. To the people at Atlantic and Grand Hustle. We got your boy back.

Let's hope he truly learned from this situation. But what do you guys think? In a year from now will you all still be lining up to buy what T.I.'s selling? [no pun intended].

[Blog Note: OK, I am going to go down the court house today to get some video. Stay Tuned]

Talk to y'all lata,

--SOHH Gyant

Email: sohhgyant@gmail.com

Posted by The Mouth Of The South

Comments

  • Bird says...
  • That is a wonderful deal. His legal team turned out to be damned good after all. I'm happy for him. I think this ordeal was enough to teach him a lesson about the price gangsta swag.

  • March 27, 2008 9:51 AM
  • Boom Baam says...
  • Hell yeah thats a good deal!! Damn!!....still...gets you thinkin about the whole...'punishment not fittin the crime' debate though...

  • March 27, 2008 10:06 AM
  • ble says...
  • Thats good to hear...i just hope he learned from all this

  • March 27, 2008 10:08 AM
  • big o says...
  • WHAT CAN U SAY? ITS NOT FAIR TO THE AVERAGE GUY IN AMERICA, BUT HE IS A CELEB, AND CELEBS ARE GONNA GET THOSE BREAKS IN THE SYSTEM THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS, SO FOR ALL U WANNA B THUGS, STOP BUYING RIMS, CARS, AND BULLSHIT, AND STACK UR PAPER, U NEVER KNOW WHEN U MIGHT NEED TO CATCH A BREAK, MONEY RULES THE WORLD! NOT MATERIAL THINGS, THAT JUST GIVE U STREET CRED, WAKE UP!

  • March 27, 2008 10:11 AM
  • marlon says...
  • TI won for real! I mean yes he is still goin to jail, but only a year and probably less do to good behavior! Dude gonna be just fine! Put out 2 singles, drop da album, few features, nigg be back home before you know it! Ya ass got lucky clifford harris!

  • March 27, 2008 10:13 AM
  • moresickaMC says...
  • Some tell Osama its safe to come out...smh

    shouldve got no less than 10

  • March 27, 2008 10:13 AM
  • FRESH says...
  • What a deal! T.I. is still the King homie... he beat the Feds.. what a Grand Hustle!

  • March 27, 2008 10:15 AM
  • ms.kimba412 says...
  • 12 months is not so bad, given the nature of the charges, and his priors. I hope he realizes just how blessed he is. And yes - I'll still be checking for Tip when he gets out. Congratulations, Tip!

  • March 27, 2008 10:17 AM
  • chevy says...
  • how u kno he gettin a year dat nigga is not gettin a year

  • March 27, 2008 10:19 AM
  • SAINT says...
  • You are congratulating this man on beating the legal system? You got some nerve. This fool bought guns illegally! I bet if one of them guns hit someone you love, you would think differently. Walk in the court room with a smile on his face? Please this dude needs to walk in the court room with his head down in shame. Another case of the evils of money...

  • March 27, 2008 10:22 AM
  • joe blow says...
  • Thats a deal he got lucky real talk. And i think people will be checking for him still. If he release his album at the right time and shoot all his videos and get all the press work done properly he can maintain a presence in the media kind of the way sigel was trying to do but his videos and shit aint never get no airplay. So i'm sure after he accepts the deal he will have a little time to get his affairs in order and the way our society loves the negative bullshit he'll come out like he did before with the whole lil flip situation and be just as popular if not more popular, hell mabye he'll shoot another jail video!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 10:26 AM
  • marty mcfly says...
  • I'm glad it's only a year. Rap needs that dude. He is one of the few rap artists worth listening too.

    TIP please stay out of trouble!!! We can't afford too many droughts with out a fresh TI album.

  • March 27, 2008 10:28 AM
  • Fiyah says...
  • Damn that boy T.I. got them real deal Jew-Unit lawyers! I'm happy for him, but sad for the next nigga that gets arrested for the same shit because its gon be over for that nigga lol.

    http://www.fiyahmuzik.blogspot.com

  • March 27, 2008 10:28 AM
  • lit is truth says...
  • " Plate sin with gold, and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks: Arm it in rags and a pigmy's straw does pierce it"

    Justice is money people.

  • March 27, 2008 10:31 AM
  • lea says...
  • wasnt urban legend release after he did about a year in prison, and that sold like hot cakes! T.I will be alright as longs as his style doesnt change! as u can see only he and Jeezy run Atlanta when it comes to the trap star mentality! yall said when he first got in trouble Weezyanna was the new king of the south, i havent seen anything to credit that yet! Tip will be alright! Hes done it before, but i hope this is the LAST TIME!

  • March 27, 2008 10:32 AM
  • Nasty Nate Griffin says...
  • I Went To See Chris Rock Live Last Night And That Nigga Said Some Of The Realest Shit I've Heard This Year, He Said " They've Found More Weapons Of Mass Destruction In T.I's Trunk, Then They've Found In Iraq"
    lol
    In The Words On Cedric The Ent. " Aint No Weapons In Iraq, Just Some Above Average Rock Throwers.."

  • March 27, 2008 10:33 AM
  • TRIPLE OG says...
  • OHH MAN I CAN DO THAT BID STANDING ON MY HEAD CUZZIN

  • March 27, 2008 10:39 AM
  • La says...
  • Fuck gayant

  • March 27, 2008 10:41 AM
  • Paper Long says...
  • Ayo Gyant, i know ur probly no legal expert or nothin but am i right in thinkin the time he has already served under house arrest counts toward the jail time?

  • March 27, 2008 10:44 AM
  • gentlmen_thug says...
  • I dig TI I really do, but 12 months on that kind of gun charge and he a convicted felon who can't be caught with a firearm. SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT. In the words of keith sweat, sumthin, sumthin,sumthin, sumthin just aint right. A nigga get more time on a parole violation.

  • March 27, 2008 10:44 AM
  • Dre says...
  • Mayne if he do the community service first, he not going to jail. BOTTOMLINE!!!!! He abotu to drop that album stack that cheese and go to jail after Christmas for three months and come back out and drop another one. Who does community service before they go to jail. He also gonna get that house arrest as time served. FREE THE KING HOMIE. Nothing but love for dat boi Tip.

  • March 27, 2008 10:45 AM
  • Michael says...
  • I hope he becomes a better person after all of this is over. As far as checking for his music anymore...I dunno. I heard hes going back to writing his lyrics down, which is good because that shit that he had done recently is garbage. Shawty Lo got the spotlight now. You can pretty much interchange these rappers in the south and no one would really care. Only folks that you can't replace is Outkast.

  • March 27, 2008 10:52 AM
  • Crispin VernonVille's Hustla says...
  • yo TI better go to church and get baptized! U know what unkkle sam usually does to brothers that have no cash!
    I would flip my whole crew and start fresh! TI is going to cake up after the dust clears good for him he will be even smarter and stronger after all this BS! (IHOPE)

  • March 27, 2008 10:53 AM
  • Boogie says...
  • Man...he got less time than Vick! I guess it just goes to show that you can kill a "nigga", but you better not kill a dog...WAKE UP PEOPLE! Crimes in our community mean nothing to the system.

  • March 27, 2008 10:54 AM
  • Illegal1 says...
  • 1 year? That's it?? Shit I'm going to buy some weapons right now!. You get the same amount of time for fighting a dog?.
    -Illegal1
    wnm08

  • March 27, 2008 10:55 AM
  • MAN MAN says...
  • I just hope this story is true and that he really did get only 12 months and community service. I wonder if he gets any time served for his time under house arrest?

  • March 27, 2008 10:55 AM
  • HATE IN MY BLOODD says...
  • 12 MONTHS FOR ALL THEM GUNS FUCK OUTTA HERE!! I'LL BELIEVE WHEN I SEE IT.. THAT NIGGA DOING AT LEAST 5YRS.. GAYANT WHILE U DOWN THERE I HOPE BRYAN NICHOLS BREAKOUT AGAIN AND MIRK UR BITCH ASS!!

  • March 27, 2008 10:59 AM
  • darkaqua_30 says...
  • FOR HIS KIDS SAKE...I HOPE HE LEARNED HIS LESSON!! THOSE KIDS WON'T HAVE THEIR DAD FOR A WHOLE YEAR...ALOT CAN GO ON IN A YEAR. DAMN SHAME

  • March 27, 2008 11:07 AM
  • THAT NIGGA SNITCHED!!!! says...
  • 12 MONTHS?

  • March 27, 2008 11:08 AM
  • doeman says...
  • If this is true I'm happy for TIP. I think he relize now that he can't be on that same bulls*&^ now that he's in that celebrity light. Fyi Pay for security not illegal guns. And for that bodyguard, that was a b*&ch move. You can't get envolved in something and then when you get caught say I can get you the man in charge. Diddy this is a example of real "BITCHASSNESS"

  • March 27, 2008 11:08 AM
  • Think about it says...
  • Maybe that's just for the gun charges, but what about the probation/parole violations? Those are a seperate case completely. Plus I seriously dout it will be just a year. He's pleading guilty to charges that carry a minimum of 5 years. He was looking at 10 but will most likely get 5.

  • March 27, 2008 11:11 AM
  • hate hate and more hate says...
  • big o says...


    MONEY RULES THE WORLD! NOT MATERIAL THINGS, THAT JUST GIVE U STREET CRED, WAKE UP!


    March 27, 2008 10:11 AM


    I don't know whose comment was more ignorant Gayant or this dumbass above me.


    Since when does all that material shit (rims, cars, and bling) give a nigga street cred? I guess all that bullshit gives you street cred in the south. Damn you southern fired faggs got the game all fucked up. First yall niggas made it popular to trick on hoes now this. *SMH*

  • March 27, 2008 11:12 AM
  • therealjaydab says...
  • DAMN GOOD DEAL!! Hell of a legal team... I would take the 12 months and run... If this is very true... Still to think about the parole violations it might be a couple months extra added on the 12 month term.... O well we shall see!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:16 AM
  • GAzone3 says...
  • good for him.since he got kids and all,but that's summ bull.it jus proves that n this country justice don't matter.all that matters is how much $ u got and how famous u are.if dat woulda been any regular nigga he woulda got like 15 years fed time.and watch him get out and b talkin all ignorant promotin that shyt.lil ass prolly couldn't even handle dem guns.

  • March 27, 2008 11:17 AM
  • memphis' own says...
  • Fiyah says...
    Damn that boy T.I. got them real deal Jew-Unit lawyers! I'm happy for him, but sad for the next nigga that gets arrested for the same shit because its gon be over for that nigga lol.
    ^^^^
    lol..hell yeah...a nigga will be in the courtroom like "but T.I. only got one year!" the judge will be like "who the fuck is that? 12 years, pow!!!!"

    he will get time served if this is true..but it'll only be half of that time since it is house arrest...kinda like how a halfway house works...

    so about 3 months time served..and i don't know about the system in georgia..but in TN it's 3 for 1 on a felony charge...1 day counts as 3 w/ good behavior...

  • March 27, 2008 11:17 AM
  • GAzone3 says...
  • good for him.since he got kids and all,but that's sum bull.it jus proves that n this country justice don't matter.all that matters is how much $ u got and how famous u are.if dat woulda been any regular nigga he woulda got like 15 years fed time.and watch him get out and b talkin all ignorant promotin that shyt.lil ass prolly couldn't even handle dem guns.

  • March 27, 2008 11:18 AM
  • memphis' own says...
  • Think about it says...
    Maybe that's just for the gun charges, but what about the probation/parole violations? Those are a seperate case completely. Plus I seriously dout it will be just a year. He's pleading guilty to charges that carry a minimum of 5 years. He was looking at 10 but will most likely get 5.
    ^^^^
    when you have a violation of probation/parole...the lawyers handle that first...so it most likely is dropped if he pleads guilty.....
    the violation is a separate charge, but it is also weighed in with the criminal charge...

  • March 27, 2008 11:23 AM
  • hate hate and more hate says...
  • one more time and the ip addresses will be banned!

  • March 27, 2008 11:24 AM
  • GAzone3 says...
  • o my fault. aint mean to post that twice.and whoeva said that shyt bout material shyt given u street cred is a ass. u get the cred from wa u did to get the material shyt.thats y people think these rappers is tuff.dey jus rich.but most of them niggas is hoes

  • March 27, 2008 11:26 AM
  • Freddy Calhoun says...
  • WOW...He is officially the King of the South!!!! he won't be gone but 10 months
    ...it take that long to make a album....

  • March 27, 2008 11:27 AM
  • Gentlemen Thug says...
  • Fuck It. Since nobody wants to say it, I'm gonna. If that nigga gets a year in jail for all them guns and violating his parole. HE'S SNITCHING !!!! Plain & Simple. He might not be telling on his peoples but he's telling on somebody. For all my real niggas in here. You know what I'm talking about. Johnny Cochrane (RIP) couldn't get that nigga a year on no gun charge like that. For homies sake I hope he's not copping out to a year because if this is true, he's become an informant

  • March 27, 2008 11:27 AM
  • King James says...
  • I bet Michael Vick like, "WTF?!"

  • March 27, 2008 11:28 AM
  • ATL RED says...
  • Hellz yeah!!! The king will be back.....this still your city homeboy. Cant wait till he get out, GRAND HUSTLE!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:28 AM
  • ATL = All Trannies Live says...
  • Let me get this straight. Mike Vick fights dogs and get 2 years, then faces state charges when he get's out. An ex-con (TI) get 12 months for buying ARMY guns!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:29 AM
  • Stop Snitchin says...
  • If TI only gets a year, he's snitchin. NO WAY!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:31 AM
  • DralCash says...
  • HIP HIP HOORAY
    HIP HIP HOORAY

    I'M HAPPY TO SEE T.I SEMI BEAT THIS SHIT. YEAH HE GOT A YEAR AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BUT THAT'S CAUSE HE GOT THAT BREAD NOT CAUSE HE SNITCHING.

    GET WITH THE PROGRAM GENTLEMEN THUG.

  • March 27, 2008 11:32 AM
  • Dj OkTobA says...
  • I would recommend you stop saying he beat the system because this system will fight back!!! they dont like for us to win anything so to make this a day of celebration is simply retarded this man is going to jail and this dude talking like he going to Dubai... WTF You lied about going to jail for whooping some dude LTD would you wanna stay a year in there??? Hell Naw so what makes you think that man is happy?? I know he is happy he didnt go for ten but it aint over aint nobody back hell... He needs to go out to Kansas and room up with Mike "DMX" Vick ((arrggghh...)) LOL

    Keep ya head up Cliff these suckas trying to take you out...

    Peace

    Dj Oktoba

  • March 27, 2008 11:32 AM
  • MosBang Bang says...
  • Uh if T.I. gets that deal then he is obviously snitching, because he is facing serious charges. I believe this is a information is tainted and probably came from T.I.'s camp. Cause no federal prosecutor is going to take that deal when your facing a minimum of 10 years. T.I. has to be giving up something for that deal, and thats would be information and names of others, because thats all them boys want.

  • March 27, 2008 11:34 AM
  • ms.kimba412 says...
  • @Saint
    - yes, I am congratulating him - he got a hell of a deal! And you're right - if someone I loved (or ANYONE) got shot with one of those guns I definitely would feel differently. But I haven't heard that T.I. actually shot someone - just that he posessed the guns. Stupid of him - given his felon status? Yes. But hopefully he's learned to make better choices.
    I'm still happy he gets another chance.

  • March 27, 2008 11:37 AM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • Mike Vick had waaaaaay more money than TI believe that. Nike contract 40 mill, plus nfl money and other endorsements and they hit him hard on dog fighting. And TI get caught with M-16's , AR's Calico's, Grenades and shit and only get a year and he ain't give up nobody ?!?!? By a show of hands who's dealt with system b4 and feels what I'm saying ? The shit just isn't possible without having to cooperate. I know we are all fans of TI and I wish homie his freedom but not at the expense of your soul, especially if you rep hood real hood niggas from South, North, East and West.

  • March 27, 2008 11:38 AM
  • MosBang Bang says...
  • Yo Gentleman Thug and Stop Snithching figured this one out. I guess we're the only ones who know how the system works. All these ethugs got it twisted.

    Here is some advice T.I. if you wanna keep your thug image and street cred don't take that deal, cause if you do you are a SNITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:39 AM
  • K Killz says...
  • I hope TI didn't see any of ya'll committing a crime. Dat Boy Snitchin on his mama, tiny, and everyone else for dat deal. This is a win for all ya'll pro snitchin ass niggas. Welcome TI to da crew. his albums SUCK!!! STOP SNITCHIN TI YOU BITCH NIGGA!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 11:43 AM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • Real Talk MOSBANG. I'm just calling it how I see it. And if I see it like that, a million other cats going feel the same way.

  • March 27, 2008 11:44 AM
  • Who Cares says...
  • Only 1 year- TI is very lucky. I'm happy for his family. Hopefully he will make a positive impact on youth.

  • March 27, 2008 11:45 AM
  • K Kills says...
  • Why is it only a few people on here realize this bitch nigga TI is a snitch... Stop snitchin, gentlemen thug and mos bang know what's up. The rest of these clowns are happy to see a snitch come home early to record another whack album.

  • March 27, 2008 11:50 AM
  • Nia says...
  • HELL-MUTHAFUCKIN-YEAH I WILL. Last time TIP was locked up he came back better than ever. Talk about a blessing. He better do that time and move on with his life. A year ain't shit compared to what he was really looking at.

  • March 27, 2008 11:53 AM
  • Gentlemen Thug says...
  • The fucked up shit is I dig the dudes music and I'm not even from the south and I rarely reply to any of these blogs. It just fucked me up to see how much time this cat could be coppin out to. It's sad to see the feds flip a nigga that see many people look up to. I feel sorry the dude

  • March 27, 2008 11:58 AM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • I meant "so many people look up to"

  • March 27, 2008 12:01 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • I know we are all fans of TI and I wish homie his freedom but not at the expense of your soul, especially if you rep hood real hood niggas from South, North, East and West.

    ^^^^^

    nigga...so called real niggas will snitch on you for a bag of weed...nigga's be scared of 30 days in jail....

    if you bitch niggas was facin' a year, you would have gave them mufuckas directions to niggas houses and shit..quit comin' on these websites actin' hard nigga...

    who the fuck could he snitch on?? you dumb internet pussy ass niggas...IT WAS A STING!!! it was setup by the ATF..which means the bodygaurd was in on the shit, ignorant sons of hoes..

  • March 27, 2008 12:09 PM
  • thatskinnyfaggotti says...
  • can you say SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    FUCK TI

  • March 27, 2008 12:09 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • I know we are all fans of TI and I wish homie his freedom but not at the expense of your soul, especially if you rep hood real hood niggas from South, North, East and West.

    ^^^^^

    nigga...so called real niggas will snitch on you for a bag of weed...nigga's be scared of 30 days in jail....

    if you bitch niggas was facin' a year, you would have gave them mufuckas directions to niggas houses and shit..quit comin' on these websites actin' hard nigga...

    who the fuck could he snitch on?? you dumb internet pussy ass niggas...IT WAS A STING!!! it was setup by the ATF..which means the bodygaurd was in on the shit, ignorant sons of hoes..

  • March 27, 2008 12:10 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • thatskinnyfaggotti says...
    can you say SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    FUCK TI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see, this is exactly the shit i'm talkin' about...now this mufucka here prolly be the main one at work snitchin' at the watercooler and shit...

    tell me who he snitched on then nigga...the ATF?

  • March 27, 2008 12:12 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • Nah homie it aint acting hard at all, it's common sense. A nigga buying miltary grade weapons and looking at 10 joints on the weapon charges alone, not including the violation. and he coppin out to a year !!!!! Only a fake nigga, would be aight with that. Regardless if it was a sting or not, when them boyz had him in that room and he facing ten joints he did what alot of niggas do, he said lets make a deal. Plain and Simple. Shout out to Shyne Po, holding his ten years down like a real nigga

  • March 27, 2008 12:14 PM
  • Coop says...
  • And no snitching? Now that's how you do your own time.

  • March 27, 2008 12:15 PM
  • Tee says...
  • im a female and da 1st thing that came to my mind was somebody been singing to only get a yr

  • March 27, 2008 12:18 PM
  • TEE DRAPER says...
  • Are u really giving yourself props cause you predicted someone to go to jail...............I gotta admit homey.....you a real nigga but this is some LAME ASS SHYT you just pulled.

    Real talk!

  • March 27, 2008 12:19 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Gentlmen Thug

    Do you know that the "Po" in Shyne Po comes from the name of Kingpin/SNITCH Alpo. And that most of Shyne's first album is from artcles about snitches in the Feds mag?

  • March 27, 2008 12:21 PM
  • Da inside infamation says...
  • Feds wanna know who them guns was for? Answer the question right time off.......Ok it was for them N8ggaz that Killed Philant. ....oh word you know who did it????? Hell yeah we was fittingt to muirk them N8ggaz.......Ok well that's actually our job so you tell us who you think Muirked Philant and how you know time off......... I put some money in the streets of Cinncinatti and N8ggaz came back with the information, here's the names of the N8ggaz who killed Phillant........ Between that the extremely large fine he will pay, the large amount of community service he already does and he gonna do, you could witttle the sentencing guidelines down from ten years to a 1 to 3. If you provide police with information on a killing it does wonders for your PSI.


    So is it snitchin, I mean telling on the N8ggas that killed your man???? Especially when you was fin to kill them N8ggaz and got caught in the process????? I guess that for the streets to decide.... But the KING lives, and please believe TI will be outsourcing all thug ventures from here on out so watch your m*thaF8ckunig MOUTHS A!

  • March 27, 2008 12:22 PM
  • moresickaMC says...
  • Gentlemen Thug says...
    Fuck It. Since nobody wants to say it, I'm gonna. If that nigga gets a year in jail for all them guns and violating his parole. HE'S SNITCHING !!!! Plain & Simple. He might not be telling on his peoples but he's telling on somebody. For all my real niggas in here. You know what I'm talking about. Johnny Cochrane (RIP) couldn't get that nigga a year on no gun charge like that. For homies sake I hope he's not copping out to a year because if this is true, he's become an informant

    March 27, 2008 11:27 AM

    ^^^
    co-sign...sumthn definitely up

  • March 27, 2008 12:22 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • No props at all. I don't wish jail on any man, especially if he was getting them ratchets to protect himself and family. But if your ass get caught, you do your time like a man. A few of us have lost years or months or whatever to the system at some point or another. Whether it was a bag of weed or gun. All I'm saying is for those that took they're time and did it. I salute you, and for those that gave up the weed man or told the police that the gun was your friends and were just holding it for him, you have no integrity. I'm getting back to work peace to everybody

  • March 27, 2008 12:24 PM
  • Bryson says...
  • Hell ya I still bump Trap Muzik and I'm Serious. He wll come out with paper trbefore he goes in to the bid and will still be relevant when he gets out.
    He will prolly get out early to on good behavior.

  • March 27, 2008 12:27 PM
  • freddy calhoun says...
  • Only ignorant niggaz would assume snitchin......if the informate doesnt inform and the evidence to tainted than the proc. would rip the FEDS a new asshole. Possibly exposing there systematic profiiling of rappers...which would actually bring more civil rights attention than they wanted. Half the reason dumb niggaz are in jail is because of them not learning the law and play the intangables. Read fuckin book....Real Thugs dont reply to blogs...u not in the streets of u on the SOHH.com lames....

  • March 27, 2008 12:30 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • @coop

    I went to high school with son and niggas have always called him po, but thats here nor there, but "SHYNE" is doing his time like a stand up nigga

  • March 27, 2008 12:30 PM
  • llthree says...
  • Hate hate and more hate, mobang bang, g-man thug, and my nigga that say wake up! Yall keep it hella real, Cali representin. Man I banged ten years ago, now I'm in the UC system chillin and milkin the system, nigga aint forgot the streets or his people, yeah your boy form the A becam an informant, man din cali you'll get 1 1/2 for assault(fighting) but hey he's a rapper, what do u expect?(And they stuck that nigga for his comment on hip hop vs. America if anybody watched it) he was talkin too much

  • March 27, 2008 12:31 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • I don't know where shyne got his name from my point was he did the crime and didn't snitch.

  • March 27, 2008 12:31 PM
  • Jamel says...
  • Aint this strike II if he gets one strike theres no way to beat it. right? or am i wrong? cuz i confused if this is even strike two does it count

  • March 27, 2008 12:33 PM
  • thatskinnyfaggotti says...
  • # memphis' own says...
    #

    thatskinnyfaggotti says...
    can you say SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    FUCK TI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see, this is exactly the shit i'm talkin' about...now this mufucka here prolly be the main one at work snitchin' at the watercooler and shit...

    tell me who he snitched on then nigga...the ATF?
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    mutha fucka fuck u...aint nobody address this to MEMPHIS....
    and who knos who he snitched too but unless u "KNOW" sumthin u dont get no ONE YEAR for a silencer alone...not to mention all the otha shit he had
    BELIEVE DAT AND SUCK A NUT

  • March 27, 2008 12:38 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Tee

    It does make you wonder. Or maybe the case was weak then we know so the Fed's were happy to get anything.
    His lawyer Ed Garland is the master of the deal and is the same attorney that got Ray Lewis and Jamal Lewis their sweet deals.

  • March 27, 2008 12:40 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • @Freddy Calhoun

    I feel you. I'm not actually suppose to be posting to a blog and I questioned even doing it. I'm not a thug, anymore you're right on that. I'm a 30 yr old black man that with 2 strikes my last bid I did 3 years for a gun charge when I was 22. I came home went to college, got my shit together and got a job building databases. Right now I'm sitting at my desk clockin 50K a year and trying to get you cats to understand that they flipped ya boy TI to some extent

  • March 27, 2008 12:40 PM
  • greg says...
  • Man Fuck TI!! What about the Economy and the War in Iraq?

  • March 27, 2008 12:41 PM
  • o.g.xfelon says...
  • I like t.i. music and i dont wish jail on nobody. but i been in the streets half of my life and i know the game and the system inside out and the king is telling them something trust me.aint nooooooo way in hell to get that light of sentence even if it war a first offence and he had johnny cochran they still would have gave him waaaaaay more time than that. i got charged with just 1 chopper and had a good lawyer and the feds wouldnt even offer me a plea. i had 2 go to trial. he is snitching!

  • March 27, 2008 12:42 PM
  • moresickaMC says...
  • more than likely he tellin. deal was too good

  • March 27, 2008 12:42 PM
  • moresickaMC says...
  • T.I's King status been revoked due to snitching

  • March 27, 2008 12:46 PM
  • BLUNTBLAZER says...
  • WOW HE DOIN LESS TIME THAN VICK TI BETTA THANK GOD FOR HIS LAWYERS

    WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THAGRINDAHOLIC
    PEE THA NEW GHETTO KNOCK
    "GRIMEY"

  • March 27, 2008 12:54 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Gentlmen Thug


    I look at it like this if you hype up snitches then your a snitch I don't care how much money they were getting.

  • March 27, 2008 12:55 PM
  • Freddy Calhoun says...
  • @G Thug...

    Now if it true...that a uplifting story...You might wanna go speak to kid instead of tip...But be seriuos...We are speaking on the FEDS. I promise you that no one was a bigger story and a bigger bust than T.I. You even know that for urself. The system only sees one color green. Peep:
    Its funny when O.J. gets off people get happy and he could give a damn about black folk...But when T. I. get off he's a snitch. I would have hoped that being thru what u been thru that you would be the last to rush to judgement. Crab in a barrel mentality is the reason we never move foward. But that just my opinion.

  • March 27, 2008 12:57 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • True Story Coop. Look I'm not trying to shit on TI at all I fucks wit the cat. But pleading guilty and only getting a year means you cooperated. Some might be ok with it, be me as a fan can't fuck with it. I'll leave it at that. Peace

  • March 27, 2008 1:00 PM
  • apostle says...
  • Good shit TI..... Snitch though?

  • March 27, 2008 1:05 PM
  • Big C says...
  • People with money always gettin away with shit!I am not hatin its just how it is in this Country!

  • March 27, 2008 1:16 PM
  • MosBang Bang says...
  • Question?
    Can u spell SNITCH without T.I.?

    @Memphis u can't say shit I watch the First 48 all the time, and they stay in Memphis. All the niggaz in Memphis be SNITCHING. I guess thats how they keep it gangsta in Memphis. You're an ethug admit it.

    If u don't watch out T.I. might just SNITCH on u.

    Holla at ya boy K Kills I fux with u hard!

  • March 27, 2008 1:21 PM
  • K Killz says...
  • True dat MosBang... Memphis looks like da snitch capital of the world. Dat "memphis own" nigga act like TI can't snitch on other people...."Memphis own" emails his snitches.

  • March 27, 2008 1:23 PM
  • 5050 says...
  • He did not have to snitch to get that deal, He had the best legal team money could buy. People jump to conclusions

  • March 27, 2008 1:26 PM
  • MosBang Bang says...
  • Question?

    What person that calls themselves a parent would really want T.I. coming to their childs school to lecture them?

    I would rather for my child to be doing working in school than to let a stupid convicted felon be expose to our nations future.

    K Kills watch out I heard Memphis' own is an informant too, and he will snitch on YOU!

  • March 27, 2008 1:29 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Gentlmen Thug


    I'm feeling you it does seem like to sweet of a deal so it makes me wonder, but like I told Tee his lawyer Ed Garland runs the Fedaral and State courts in Atlanta.

  • March 27, 2008 1:35 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • # memphis' own says...
    #

    thatskinnyfaggotti says...
    can you say SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    FUCK TI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see, this is exactly the shit i'm talkin' about...now this mufucka here prolly be the main one at work snitchin' at the watercooler and shit...

    tell me who he snitched on then nigga...the ATF?
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    mutha fucka fuck u...aint nobody address this to MEMPHIS....
    and who knos who he snitched too but unless u "KNOW" sumthin u dont get no ONE YEAR for a silencer alone...not to mention all the otha shit he had
    BELIEVE DAT AND SUCK A NUT
    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    it has to be addressed to Memphis?? lol you white boys kill me...

    it's DIFFERENT when you are set up in a sting then when you actually buy somethin' off the street....read a book wigga...

  • March 27, 2008 1:56 PM
  • JAy SLiCK says...
  • REALTALk THO DATSz SUM BULLSHiT BRUh.. iF yU WUSz 2CATCH A REGULAR dUdE iN THA STREETz ASkiN A UNdACOVA 4BANGASz OR iF WE GOT CAUGHT WiT HELA BANGASz BRUh WE GET CHARGED 4LiKE 10yEARSz OFF TOP BUT RAPPAS ALWAySz GET DA LUCky WAy OUT.! iMEAN iTSz GUd HE AiNT FiNNA DO SO MUCH TiME kUSz iLiKE HiSz MUSiC BUT B FAiR..

    FREE WEESz BiTCH.!

    [[not lil wayne]]

  • March 27, 2008 1:56 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • ^^^^^^^^^^JAy SLiCK says...
    REALTALk THO DATSz SUM BULLSHiT BRUh.. iF yU WUSz 2CATCH A REGULAR dUdE iN THA STREETz ASkiN A UNdACOVA 4BANGASz OR iF WE GOT CAUGHT WiT HELA BANGASz BRUh WE GET CHARGED 4LiKE 10yEARSz OFF TOP BUT RAPPAS ALWAySz GET DA LUCky WAy OUT.! iMEAN iTSz GUd HE AiNT FiNNA DO SO MUCH TiME kUSz iLiKE HiSz MUSiC BUT B FAiR..

    FREE WEESz BiTCH.!

    [[not lil wayne]]
    ^^^^^^^^
    how the fuck would you know?? you type like your 10 1/2 years old....quit with all that gay ass bullshit..it's makin my eyes hurt

  • March 27, 2008 2:02 PM
  • Dreema says...
  • TIs not for snitchin'. He got the best attorney $$ can buy! Ed Garland defended people in our camp who's only serving 3 yrs for laundering drug money and conspiracy. He's the truth! Stack ya defense money if you in da street.

  • March 27, 2008 2:03 PM
  • Mayor says...
  • 12 months aint shit, he might get out earlier 8-10, hell in my eyes he beat that sh*t, he was caught red handed and will likely be out in time for next summer thats wassup, Shyne and Remy shoulda had his lawyers lol

  • March 27, 2008 2:10 PM
  • Young Havok says...
  • The legal system in this country is so fucked up man. Had that been any of us we would've caught the full weight of that shit regardless of what we plead. Fucking money man, and they wonder why young blacks and latinos sell dope and try to get rich by any means, because the richer you are the better your chance of beating this bullshit ass system that's designed to keep us all locked up. Its a lose lose situation. Why would the DA even offer a deal in this case? They had the nigga dead to rights yet they walk on the shit? This case could've been a wake up call to other artists now its nothing more than another wealthy man beating the system, nevermind he black.

  • March 27, 2008 2:20 PM
  • kayser says...
  • A day to celebrate? As a supposed intellectual human being you honestly had the gall to say "it's a day to celebrate"? why exactly because some ignorant person who really didn't live a certain lifestyle and had a fetish for collecting weapons serves one year? Mean while innocent ppl sit in jail for decades? pffft...To some of ya'll T.I. may have won, god forbid its you who did something lets see how much celebrating you'll be doing then.

  • March 27, 2008 2:21 PM
  • CEE-ME says...
  • THAT MAN HAD TO SNITCH ABOUT SOMETHING. HE GOT OFF, PERIOD. REST OF US WOULD HAVE GOT 10 YEARS AND DID 85% OF THAT TIME. THE SYSTEM HAD ALREADY GAVE THIS MAN A BREAK BEFORE, APPARENTLY HE DID NOT LEARN THEN. LET'S ADMIT, THIS MAN RECEIVED A SWEETHEART DEAL.

  • March 27, 2008 2:31 PM
  • Me says...
  • This nigga is a SNITCH

  • March 27, 2008 2:37 PM
  • Geno da OG says...
  • ONLY 1 Year?? I have a feeling OG Matt Herbz did something, pulled some strings to get this to happen. As a matter of fact-I Know He Did!! He hasn't posted today which means he's at the courthouse RIGHT NOW!

    Thank OG Matt Herbz


    Praise OG Matt Herbz

    He's The MESSIAH!!!


    paidforbythewnm08

  • March 27, 2008 2:38 PM
  • Who Cares says...
  • MosBang Bang says...
    Question?
    What person that calls themselves a parent would really want T.I. coming to their childs school to lecture them?
    ---------------------------------
    Some school systems will not be interested in having TI talk to their students. Some of the schools that do allow it may require you as a parent to sign a consent form before your child may attend TI's lecture. This gives you the option to say no.
    TI will probably target a lot of at risk kids & juvenile detention facilities.
    Regardless who he talks to, hopefully he can influence youth not to follow in his past footsteps.

  • March 27, 2008 2:41 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Gentlmen Thug


    The difference between TI and Vick is white people love them Dogs more then us ni**as. Vick was on CNN every day, but after TI was first lock up it was nothing other the Hip Hop news. Any that has had issues with the law knows that you get a better deal if you stay out of the paper.

  • March 27, 2008 2:50 PM
  • Coop says...
  • @Dreema

    Your speaking the truth. It's ok to ball but you had better have some money put away for trial. That mean money for private investigators, all kinds of experts and appeal. You can go to All Star weekend all you want but can you beat trial?

  • March 27, 2008 2:56 PM
  • R.I.P. PULLZ says...
  • T.I. NEW THEME SONG IS WE CELEBRATE. A YEAR ANIT NUFFIN COMPARED TO WHAT HE WAS FACIN
    THE KING LIVES ON

  • March 27, 2008 3:01 PM
  • Gentlemen Thug says...
  • Check it, For all of you cats that think if you black and got ca$h and a good legal team your beating the case, you're misguided. There are 100's if not thousands of brothers locked up and had way bigger bank than TI and wound up getting 25 years for conspiracy, because they wouldn't fold, bend or break. All you don't have to get caught with shit to catch a conspiracy charge. Look it up it's in the US Code.

  • March 27, 2008 3:07 PM
  • atlhoodnigga says...
  • Its official.. Kinda. He on house arrest til next march, then has to do 1500 hours of community service speaking to kids around the country, then is supposed to do a year in prison. And he didn't snitch. 3 mil on bond and good lawyers made it possible. But he probably won't do any prison time at all because when have u ever heard of doin community service before prison then to add to that it has to be all over the country. Not gonna happen. He will probably stay on house arrest til beginning of next year, do the community service and have the house arrest that he is on now be used as time served and not go to prison at all.

  • March 27, 2008 3:14 PM
  • thatskinnyfaggotti says...
  • # memphis' own says...
    #

    # memphis' own says...
    #

    thatskinnyfaggotti says...
    can you say SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    SNITCH
    FUCK TI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    see, this is exactly the shit i'm talkin' about...now this mufucka here prolly be the main one at work snitchin' at the watercooler and shit...

    tell me who he snitched on then nigga...the ATF?
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    mutha fucka fuck u...aint nobody address this to MEMPHIS....
    and who knos who he snitched too but unless u "KNOW" sumthin u dont get no ONE YEAR for a silencer alone...not to mention all the otha shit he had
    BELIEVE DAT AND SUCK A NUT
    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    it has to be addressed to Memphis?? lol you white boys kill me...

    it's DIFFERENT when you are set up in a sting then when you actually buy somethin' off the street....read a book wigga...
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    u krack me up faggot..even if i was white...that automatically makes me smarter than you..LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    u stupid nigger
    ...he could still snitch on other people that doesnt even have to do with his case you jackass...u need to read a damn book...who said he gotta snitch about who he bought the weopons from...u worried about sting this sting that...man fuck a dam sting and like a said
    SUCK A NUT

  • March 27, 2008 3:17 PM
  • Gentlemen Thug says...
  • TI aint no different than your local neighborhood dope boy or crack slinger that keeps getting bagged with ounces and only does a bullet ( 1 year) and tells everybody in the hood that he got the illest lawyer. That shit he pullin is being pulled by closet and dry snitches in every hood. That nigga aint no different

  • March 27, 2008 3:17 PM
  • Nia says...
  • Get yall goofy asses out of here. That nigga ain't snitched. The feds fucked up, thats how he got it so light. Fucking goofies. Long live the KING baby.

  • March 27, 2008 4:01 PM
  • GBI IS WATCHING says...
  • IF YOU LOVE THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE, then don't buy nothing, and i mean absolutely nothing from Grand Hustle!

  • March 27, 2008 4:02 PM
  • G.A. ALL DAY says...
  • Its funny how the same three niggas keep calling TI a snitch. who the fuck would he snitch on? you aint heard of nobody big time goin down, and philant killers is still at large. yall niggas are mad cuz yall know people who gone die and jail and to you this seems unfair. that nigga had a TEAM of lawyers, and he has BUKU money. they been easy on TI from jump street. if he had of been some nobody ass nigga like scrappy he woulda be sittin in jail til the trail with no house arrest. how yall think R. Kelly been dodgin jail for so long. besides god, Cash really does rule everything around you. yall just want TIP to go to jail or be a snitch so yall can have somebody else to hate on. FUCK ALL U HATAS!

  • March 27, 2008 4:06 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • Answer me this how do you get around the MANDATORY MINIMUM for a silencer. Anybody that know the law knows aint no getting around that. I wish the brother the best and only God can judge him. But takin it back to the old school that nigga is a Tattle Tale. Federal Mandatory Minimum for a silencer below.
    www.ussc.gov/r_congress/MANMIN.PDF

  • March 27, 2008 4:06 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Alot of you people are obviously ignorant to how the justice system works in this country. You are correct when you say that if it was just a regular poor to middle class man he would be getting alot more time. But in no way does that mean hes snitching. Money is everything in this country, and a good enough lawyer can get you out of nearly anything. And im not talking about a "pretty good" $500/hr lawyer like the guy above who said he got more time for one chopper, im talking about the top of the line $200k up front mega lawyers. Prosecutors will take deals when facing off against these guys in high profile cases, because they dont want to be made a fool on the national stage( i.e. OJ Trial Marsha Clark or whatever her name was). And whoever said Johnny Cochran couldnt get TI outta this shit is a fucking moron, JC got OJ outta 1ST DEGREE MURDER you dumb fuck, ti isnt even charged with a violent crime. Trust me, I was charged with burglary a few years back(maximum of like 15 yrs) and with a decent lawyer(like 10k) was able to get the charge reduced to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and only got like a 2yrs probation. And I sure as fuck didnt have to snitch on nobody. And to all you dumbasses who think the feds could give a fuck about solving the Philant case, or that they would give TI a deal for cooperating on that investigation( if there even is an ongoing investigation, which i doubt) you obviously dont understand the system. They WANT us to kill eachother, its alot easier for them. FREE T.I.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 4:12 PM
  • TShirt Cartel says...
  • For all you niggas arguing about if the rapper nigga telling or not, I got the TI IS FREE and The TI IS TELLIN'
    t-shirts coming to a hood near you.

  • March 27, 2008 4:12 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Oh and as far as him getting time served for house arrest, I seriously doubt he will get credit for that, as it was not house arrest as an alternative form of sentencing, but rather just a condition of his bond and therefore has nothing to do with his sentence. But once again you never know because a good enough lawyer can make almost anything happen.

  • March 27, 2008 4:16 PM
  • the person you cant see but can see you says...
  • All of you are bunch of idiots. the feds will gladly take money instead of tips. you work out a nice payment plan, your troubles will disappear. i know most of you have seen American gangster or get rich or die trying. do you fools think paying the man to stay off your back is just pretend movie fodder. if you've got the means to line the pockets of your friendly neighborhood policemen, detective, or agents, you can keep your ass out of the water. think about it..the big time king in your hood getting small time with priors or no time at all? snitchery? i think not.

  • March 27, 2008 4:17 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • @Free TI
    You have alot of valid points but if it was all about a good lawyer, then martha stewart would have gotten a slap on the wrist. not jail time. The brother was caught red handed with assault weapons. If it was his first offense cool, a year is aight, but it's not. And if he's cake is sooooo long why couldn't he put up his own bail???? His record company had to put that up. Had it been even 3 years I would not be posting, but a fucking year I'm not going for. The boyz are planting his ass back in the industry as a CI. It's been done before on a much bigger scale than a fuckin rapper.

  • March 27, 2008 4:19 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • And one last thing....If TI did "cooperate" as part of this plea deal, it would come to light, as all of the court records are publicly available. He would be a fool to snitch if for no other reason than to protect his record sales. FREE T.I.!!!!!!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 4:20 PM
  • the person you cant see but can see you says...
  • gentleman thug,
    you are just a snitch in thugs clothing. you know too much about the art of the process of telling on other people. you have all these facts about what snitches do, but claim you are living by the street code. you think TI is going to risk all of what he has again just to tell on some fuck face buffoons in ohio to get a year off. you sound like a snitch and even worse a fool.

  • March 27, 2008 4:26 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • A 7 time felon gets caught with a fuckin arsenal and buying guns from a dude thats wired and he gets twelve months and community service. LMAO. The bad part is this rap shit got our people so fucked up that it's blasphemy to think that the nigga just might be cooperatin. A damn shame indeed. Yall Brothers Peace Out

  • March 27, 2008 4:27 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • @ Gentleman Thug

    Martha Stewart did get a slap on the wrist! She only did like a yr in min security for fraud involving MILLIONS of dollars. Go get charged with a fraud or forgery for writing bad checks, and without a good ass lawyer and money your ass will get alot more time than Martha did. And as far as T.I.'s crime goes, it wouldnt have even been a crime if it werent for his previous felony convictions. All of those weapons can be purchased legally in the state of GA by non felons( i got a AK in my bedroom right now). And whose to say that T.I. couldnt have posted bail on his own? It seems to me that his record label put up part of the bond and appeared in court as a testament to their support of T.I., and was probably suggested by his legal team as a way to show T.I.'s true character.

  • March 27, 2008 4:28 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • here's what they offered your boy febuary 28, 2008.

    Atlanta based rapper T.I., who’s real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr was offered a 15 year plea agreement by prosecuting attorney David E. Nahmias.

    The Mandatory min prison term for possession of a silencer is 10 years. The extra 5 years added to the prison term is due to T.I.’s extensive criminal history.

    I got this from AP (american press) Now all of a sudden he cops to year. I understand people need a hero, but damn. You should have just went with Frank Lucas or Nicky Barnes.

  • March 27, 2008 4:35 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • @Gentleman Thug

    Of course the first deal they offered him was nearly the maximum. Thats standard procedure for a D.A. Anyone who has ever dealt with the legal system knows the first deal is always a joke, and no one ever takes it. Its more of a starting point for negotiations than a serious offer.

  • March 27, 2008 4:40 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Oh and AP stands for Associated Press not American press

  • March 27, 2008 4:42 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • True indeed on associated, but thats besides the point. You and I both know you don't go from 15 years to 1 on a cop out in less than a month unless you negotiated and or cooperated.

  • March 27, 2008 4:49 PM
  • Straight from the FEDS says...
  • READ THE STATEMENT FROM THE FEDS IT EXPLAINS WHY THEY DEFERRED FROM THE MANDATORY SENTENCING GUIDELINES

    Atlanta, GA - CLIFFORD J. HARRIS, JR., an entertainer also known as "T.I.," 27, of College Park, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, unlawful possession of machine guns, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. Today's plea includes his admission that he also illegally possessed eight firearms found in his vehicle and home.


    "Mr. Harris has now admitted that he is guilty of the serious federal firearms offenses with which he was charged,"said David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. "The next step is to determine the appropriate sentence. He has asked, and we and the Court have agreed, that his sentencing be deferred for a year to allow him to perform a unique and extensive program - at least 1000 hours - of community service. That service will focus on using his high public visibility and his talents and life experience to tell at-risk young people about the mistakes he has made and to educate them about the dangers of violence, guns, gangs, and drugs. If Mr. Harris performs as expected, his efforts and ability to reach and influence a large number of young people should prevent and deter at least some of them from committing crimes that endanger their communities and ruin their lives. Preventing crime is an important law enforcement objective, one that we expend considerable time and resources trying to promote — and one that if accomplished by a defendant merits a sentence reduction just as we commonly reduce sentences for defendants whose assistance leads to another conviction."

    "Mr. Harris will remain under strict bond conditions during the next year," Mr. Nahmias continued. "If he performs his community service as expected and lives up to the many other obligations of his bond and plea agreement, then he will still receive a substantial sentence for his crimes: a year in prison, three years of supervised release including a year of home detention, a total of 1500 hours of community service, and a $100,000 fine. If he does not fulfill his obligations, then he will remain bound by his guilty plea, but he will face a much longer prison sentence. In short, this resolution is in the public interest and consistent with the principles of federal prosecution and sentencing."

    "It is disturbing to witness self-destructive behavior first hand," said ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Scott Sweetow. "This previously convicted felon well knew that he could not possess any firearms, let alone machineguns and silencers, yet he chose to break the law. When people violate federal firearms laws, they should not be surprised to find ATF agents at their door. We are gratified that this case was efficiently resolved and are pleased to see the defendant take responsibility for his criminal conduct."

    According to United States Attorney Nahmias and the information presented in court, including the Stipulated Statement of Facts: In 1998, HARRIS was convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute in Cobb County, Georgia. As a convicted felon, he could not lawfully buy, receive, or possess firearms or ammunition of any kind. During September and October of 2007, one of HARRIS' bodyguards purchased nine firearms for HARRIS at his request. The bodyguard delivered these firearms to HARRIS at his residence in College Park, Georgia. HARRIS took possession of the firearms and placed some or all of them in a hidden compartment inside a closet in his bedroom.

    On October 10, 2007, HARRIS arranged for the same bodyguard to pick up $12,000 in cash from HARRIS' bank. HARRIS told the bodyguard to use the cash to buy machine guns for him. Later that day, the bodyguard was arrested by ATF agents after he purchased three machine guns for HARRIS, and also bought two silencers to deliver to HARRIS, from an undercover ATF agent. The machine guns and silencers were not registered to the bodyguard or to HARRIS in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, as would be required for a lawful purchase of machine guns or silencers.

    After his arrest, the bodyguard agreed to assist the ATF. He advised the ATF agents that the machine guns were being purchased for HARRIS and disclosed his previous firearms purchases for HARRIS. This was the first the agents knew of HARRIS' involvement, and they then followed the evidence. The bodyguard made several monitored/recorded telephone calls to HARRIS, during which the two discussed delivery of the weapons. HARRIS said he wanted to take possession of the "items" or "product" (meaning the machine guns), and HARRIS and the bodyguard agreed to meet in the parking lot of a Publix shopping center in midtown Atlanta. The meeting was arranged for the afternoon of Saturday, October 13, 2007. HARRIS arrived at the shopping center driving a Range Rover sport utility vehicle, with a female and a male passenger inside. The bodyguard got into the back seat of the Range Rover and showed HARRIS the machine guns and silencers, which the bodyguard had carried to the meeting in a duffel-type bag. HARRIS asked the bodyguard, "Is there anything special I need to know?" HARRIS and the bodyguard then discussed the semi-automatic and fully-automatic functioning of the machine guns. HARRIS inspected the weapons and noted that the silencers were designed for "no flash, no bang." HARRIS also asked the bodyguard whether ammunition was included for the machine guns and asked what caliber rounds were used in the weapons.

    ATF agents then moved in and arrested HARRIS. During a subsequent search of the Range Rover vehicle, ATF agents found a loaded .40 caliber pistol tucked between the driver's seat, where HARRIS had been sitting, and the center console. This firearm had been purchased by the bodyguard on September 6, 2007, and HARRIS knew it was in his vehicle. ATF agents also found a loaded.45 caliber pistol in the back passenger seat and another loaded .45 caliber pistol in a piece of luggage in the rear storage area that also contained HARRIS' clothing and personal items; the latter pistol had been purchased by the bodyguard for HARRIS and delivered to his residence on September 26, 2007. Following his arrest, HARRIS waived his Miranda rights, was interviewed by ATF agents, and admitted that he handled the machine guns in the vehicle.

    Later that same day, October 13, 2007, ATF agents, accompanied by Deputy U.S. Marshals, Fulton County Police Officers, and Fulton County Sheriff's Deputies, executed a federal search warrant at HARRIS' residence in College Park. During the search, the agents found two rifles and a pistol, with magazines and ammunition, all of which had been purchased for HARRIS by the bodyguard, inside HARRIS' bedroom closet. The agents also found two more pistols and one revolver, along with pistol boxes and ammunition, some of which had been purchased for HARRIS by the bodyguard, inside a compartment behind a false wall within his bedroom closet, which was secured with a biometric lock that required HARRIS' fingerprint to open and had last been opened by HARRIS the previous day. The agents also found additional ammunition and firearms boxes in HARRIS' bedroom.

    On October 17, 2007, a federal grand jury indicted HARRIS on charges of possession of the three unregistered machine guns and two unregistered silencers; unlawful possession of the machine guns; and possession of the machine guns and silencers by a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty today to a Superseding Criminal Information that added eight additional firearms found in his vehicle and residence to the charge of possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

    The plea agreement provides for HARRIS' sentencing to be deferred for 12 months, so long as HARRIS remains in compliance, for the purpose of allowing him to perform the extensive community service that he has proposed, which is designed to promote respect for the law and law enforcement, oppose violence, illegal and reckless use of firearms, illegal drugs, and gang activity, and focus on at-risk young people and educating them about the mistakes he has made. During the 12-month sentencing deferral, HARRIS must perform at least 1000 hours of the community service; may not violate any federal, state, or local law; and will remain under strict bond conditions. The bond conditions include, but are not limited to, constant supervision by a court-approved monitor; wearing a GPS location monitor; consenting to random, unannounced searches; traveling only for pre-approved work and community service; abiding by a curfew when at home and when traveling; having all visitors identified, listed, and searched; refraining from the use of alcohol and illegal drugs and testing for the same; and maintaining the $ 3 million cash bond posted by HARRIS and his record company.

    At sentencing, if the Court finds that HARRIS has fulfilled all of his obligations, then he will receive a sentence of one year and one day in prison, followed by supervised release for three years, including 365 days of home detention (with credit for days served on home incarceration and detention prior to sentencing) and 1500 hours of community service (with credit for service performed prior to sentencing), and a $100,000 fine. If at sentencing the Court finds that HARRIS has not fulfilled all of his obligations, then he will still be bound by his guilty plea but will receive a substantially longer prison sentence in addition to the other sentence components. HARRIS also has agreed to forfeit all of the firearms and ammunition and to waive appeal.

    Sentencing is scheduled for March 27, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., before United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr.

    This case is being investigated by Special Agents of the ATF.

    Assistant United States Attorneys Todd Alley and Francey Hakes are prosecuting the case.

    For further information please contact David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney, or Charysse L. Alexander, Executive Assistant United States Attorney, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney's Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.

  • March 27, 2008 4:50 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • Cool. If you say the brother didn't flip than thats what it is, no one knows whats in a mans heart or what he does when his life or livliehood is on the line. If he didn't snitch bravo, I salute him and it just goes to show the youth that if you have the money, you can buy guns, have felonies and do whatever you want because you'll probably only get 12 months a community service. But if he did snitch, then the nigga is a rat bastard who should be hung out to dry, but only he knows for sure. Peace

  • March 27, 2008 4:58 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Well there you have it, the information is there for all to see and there is absolutely NO evidence to suggest that T.I. snitched in any way. Anybody who continues to call T.I. a snitch despite absolutely ZERO evidence to support this claim, and in fact a multitude of evidence to the contrary is no better than all the crooked fucking pigs out there who lock people up with no evidence or contrived evidence that they even committed a crime. Come on now people I would like to believe that Im not having a discussion with people of that level of filth and cowardice. FREE T.I.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • March 27, 2008 5:03 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Oh and as far as showing the youth that money can get you out of almost anything, that shit has been going on since this country was founded and before that all over the world. It is what it is, but dont blame T.I. for that, blame your government.

  • March 27, 2008 5:06 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Oh and as far as showing the youth that money can get you out of almost anything, that shit has been going on since this country was founded and before that all over the world. It is what it is, but dont blame T.I. for that, blame your government.

  • March 27, 2008 5:07 PM
  • Gentlmen Thug says...
  • I know it pains you "Free TI" to think that this national hero clifford harris is above and beyond snitching but, neither of us was in the interogation room with this man, neither of us have heard of anyone getting caught with that kind of arsenal and having that many felonies, not misdemeanors but felonies and copping to a sentence that light. It just isn't the fucking norm. So bear with the few of us thats thinking something aint right with the picture. Like I said earlier if he did fuck em, if he didn't I salute him, but that number doesn't sit right with me and alot of other folks. It's just our opinion.

  • March 27, 2008 5:19 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • somebody go get the public records of who he gave information on....until then..

    God Bless the dude....

  • March 27, 2008 5:43 PM
  • memphis' own says...
  • i'm laughin' at niggas (gentleman thug) mad cause a nigga got a good deal...you salty ain't it?? like "free T.I. said, that shit has been goin' on since the founding of this nation. get ya chips up to go with that salt.

  • March 27, 2008 5:54 PM
  • Young Havok says...
  • you know if the nigga became an informant, they wouldn't print it. Who knows what happened but he probably did snitch.

  • March 27, 2008 6:48 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • For real Memphis, who the fuck sits there and hates on another man just cause he got a good deal and beat the feds. It makes me happy anytime I see someone beat some fed time. FUCK THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!! FREE T.I.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....oh shit TIP already freed himself...

  • March 27, 2008 7:25 PM
  • FREE TI says...
  • Oh yeah and Gentleman thug, youre right, neither of us was there. So we're gonna have to go off of the information we do have, and it all says Tip didnt snitch on shit. Youre just mad cause you couldnt do it like that. But if anything you should be pissed at the feds not Tip.

  • March 27, 2008 7:28 PM
  • brod says...
  • aint that some shit! 1 yr outta facin' 10 yrs n a convicted felon. he didnt beat no system. he got what a snitch nigga would get!

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