As was reported here at HipHopDX.com this past Saturday, Lil’ Wayne was arrested in Boise, Idaho on a felony fugitive warrant issued for him by the court in Fulton County, Georgia [click here for the story]. But now Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is a free man thanks to his attorney.
In a report aired Sunday on Atlanta’s Fox television affiliate, WAGA Channel 5, Lil’ Wayne’s lawyer, William Head, explained to Fox 5 reporter Charles Molineaux that the circumstances that led to his client’s arrest were just a big misunderstanding.
In August of 2006, Wayne was arrested in Atlanta on drug possession charges (3 counts) and released on a $10,000 bond. But after failing to appear at an all-purpose hearing in the case in August of this year he was declared a fugitive. This past Wednesday, October 3rd, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
Head, who is Wayne’s new lawyer in the case, says that his client has been touring since March, and suggests that any notices demanding that he appear in court and offer an additional $10,000 bond went to Wayne’s New Orleans home, and therefore went unanswered. “There’s no way you would know to be in court,”Head explains. “In fact, he had a co-defendant who called me himself and said, ‘My case was dismissed. We thought his was too.’”
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Head went on to add, “When someone’s this successful, there are chances things are gonna fall in the cracks.”
Head was able to procure his client’s release from the Ada County, Idaho jail – where Wayne spent his Saturday – after filing an emergency release order. Fulton County, Georgia judge Craig Schwall appears to have agreed with Head’s argument that his client was not aware of the court proceedings and due to the apparent misunderstanding he should be freed.
Wayne is now free on a $20,000 bond. He is due back in the Fulton County court Tuesday for his arraignment on the charges from 2006. Wayne will spend a good chunk of his week in the ATL, as he attends court on Tuesday and BET’s Hip Hop Awards on Saturday.
