Lil Wayne Hit With Federal Weapons Charge in Florida

Lil Wayne Hit WithFederal Weapons Chargein Florida.The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Floridahas charged Lil Wayne with a federal weapons charge. .The charge is one count of possession of afirearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. .Wayne, who was convicted of a felonygun charge in New York in 2009, is prohibitedfrom possessing a firearm. .If convicted, Wayne could faceup to 10 years in prison. .He is scheduled to appearin court next month. .The federal charge stems from a December 2019incident when federal agents searched Wayne’s privateplane at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport. .Along with other guns and drugsfound on the plane, they reportedly founda gold-plated handgun in Wayne’s luggage. .At the time of the incident, Wayne’s attorneysaid he was “cleared” by agents to leave, evenafter the discovery of the items. .There is no allegation that he ever fired it,brandished it, used it or threatened to use it.There is no allegation that he is a dangerousperson. The charge is that because he wasconvicted of a felony in the past, he isprohibited from possessing a firearm, Attorney Howard Srebnick, via ‘Pitchfork’