Juelz Santana has officially begun serving his 27-month prison sentence. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, the Dipset member (real name LaRon L. James) is currently an inmate at FCI Petersburg Medium in Hopewell, Virginia.
He checked in on Friday (March 1) after striking a plea deal in his drugs and weapons case, something he addressed on an episode of Love & Hip Hop: New York.
The 37-year-old rap vet was arrested last March after security at Newark Liberty International Airport found a loaded gun and oxycodone pills in his carry-on bag. He originally fled the scene but eventually turned himself in to police a few days later.
He ultimately pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
Last month, Santana married his longtime girlfriend Kimbella Vanderhee, who will presumably be waiting for him on the other side.
[This article has been updated. The last update was published on December 19, 2018 and can be found below.]
A New Jersey judge officially handed down Juelz Santana’s sentence in his airport gun case on Wednesday morning (December 20).
According to NorthJersey.com, the Love & Hip Hop: New York star will spend 27 months behind bars for attempting to bring a loaded weapon through Newark Liberty International Airport in March. Santana pleaded guilty to weapon possession by a convicted felon and carrying a weapon on an aircraft in August. He ultimately agreed to a plea deal.
While out on bail, Santana was closely watched by authorities. Although he had a set curfew, he was allowed to travel for work.
In a recent episode of Love & Hip Hop, the Dipset rapper revealed he’d be going away for 27-37 months, which was evidently extremely accurate.
The date he begins his sentence hasn’t been determined.
Santana was having a productive year prior to this. Last month, not only did Dipset release its first album in 14 years, Diplomatic Ties, but Santana also got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Kimbella Vanderhee.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on December 10, 2018 and can be found below.]
Juelz Santana is going away for at least two years and some change. During Monday night’s (December 10) episode of Love & Hip Hop: New York, Santana headed to court for sentencing in his weapons case.
Before Santana goes in, he explains to his fiancée and co-star Kimbella that the plea deal would land him behind bars for 27-37 months, but if he headed to trial and was found guilty, he could receive 47 to 57 months.
“This whole situation has been an overwhelming nightmare,” he says. “And even now, it’s coming down to the wire, and I still don’t know what decision I’m going to make.”
After Santana emerges from court, he explains why he decided to take the deal, which he’d been negotiating since August.
“So I decided to take the plea,” he says. “I felt like it was the least selfish choice for my family. I still don’t have no full closure because at the end of the day, I know the final decision is on the judge. He could give me more time than I agreed on. Just when I felt like I was going to be getting some closure, the problems just begun.”
Back in March, the Dipset rapper fled the authorities after Newark Liberty International Airport security found a loaded .38-caliber handgun and unprescribed Oxycodone pills in a carry-on bag with his identification tag inside the luggage.
Santana eventually turned himself in and was charged with carrying a firearm on an aircraft and possessing a weapon as a previously convicted felon.
Elsewhere in the episode, Kimbella confronts Santana about his drug addiction and opens up about how his trial his affecting their family.
Watch the clip below.
He got his lawyer money from the tooth fairy
Juelz finna suck a mean dick in prison though as his teeth won’t get in the way of Tyrone’s rod.
It doesn’t work like that anymore. Nohomo smh
Why is that on your mind
Best comment i laugh hard now
Damn
Juelz gave his girl an engagement ring and he’s about to be locked up? This dude is retarded. She’s gonna be sexing someone else with mad bread.
He wants those conjugal visits
Snitch and 2 yrs lol
There are kids listening to rap today who weren’t even alive last time he put an album out. I don’t get why it has taken so long.
Another dumb dumb chimp ! I didn’t know there was a loaded gun in bag at the airport fuck outta here grown ass man off to jail u go justice served on another washed up rapper.
Where is your logic?? You sound like a racist person just venting here letting off some steam. Your comment is all over the place. Chimp? Off to jail?? Justice is served???? Another washed up rapper????? whoa.
Maybe the prison dentist can fix his mouth. This clown is not even 40 and already his false teeth.
he was smoking that glass dick
These comments are the funniest I’ve ever seen people don’t give a mad one at the end of the day to funny
And if you did that, she wouldn’t be dedicated lol. Women love the pursuit, once they feel they have you, the respect starts to dwindle…
What looks like on the outside is no reflection of the type of person they are, she may look fine as hell, but be the ugliest person to be around. We know both women and men who tolerate hell for unknown reasons.
Another dum dum has been rapper with a messed up grill who became an addict and decided to bring a loaded gun into an airport then flee. How dum can this chimp be. 2 years justice served !
Just Say No To Drugs
What a dumbass. This guy is literally stupid. A complete fk up kind of idiot.
True, Anyone carrying a gun through an airport is really dumb
These days since 9/11? Yes, really stupid. However, he is not a terrorist. Sounds like a mental issue doing something without thinking. Give him some type of rehab versus sending him to prison.
Grown men still trying to play thugs. The whole point of doing rap was to leave the hood life behind. You get an opportunity and still act ignorant
He has the constitutional right to bear arms. Why call him a thug?? I know what you are implying. What he did is stupid but calling him a thug has nothing to do with it.
I can’t help but laugh. This is what happens when you do something COMPLETELY RETARDED, like bringing a loaded gun to an airport when you a convicted felon smfh.
I agree but he isn’t a terrorist. Think about that. He needs rehab and social conditioning to help him evolve. Prison wont help with that.
Free The Real. Keep The Fake. Him and Mendecees about to chop up Dipset biz behind the G wall. Also UnKasa, its finally ur time to step up brodie.
Lmao what the hell mendecees gotta do with anything he’s not affiliated with dipset and juelz can’t call no shots he doesn’t own anything lmao
Yandee
Cameron too busy taking over NY
This guy is a moron. I just played that stupid clip of him talking to Maino(whose another moron btw) talking about kids needed fathers at a certain age. Children will always need their fathers and his dumbass should have known better than bringing a firearm to an airport when he cannot legally own and carry. Play stupid games win stupid prizes, thats what you get. Shit set.
yeah, he either straight dumb or negligent on his part.. he still got off lucky, only 2 years and change for trying to bring a loaded weapon on a flight.. many get more time for that than illegal possession in general, let alone trying to bring on a flight
The substances (pills?) is probably the reason for making the irrational choice of bringing a gun to the airport. I’m glad Meek Mill brought up pills as the cause for the rise in murder rates in Philly. Many black out on pills and do stupid ish
The comment was made for pheen.x
I agree. Just plain stupidity. However, jail time???? That is plain old stupid too. He is being treated like he is some type of terrorist. I don’t know if the gun was loaded but he shouldn’t be sent for prison. Probation yes. Prison. No.
The substances (pills?) is probably the reason for making the irrational choice of bringing a gun to the airport. I’m glad Meek Mill brought up pills as the cause for the rise in murder rates in Philly. Many black out on pills and do stupid ish
What I don’t get is why in the hell rappers think a gun fight is gonna break out ON the damn plane?? Why not put the gun in your checked luggage which is legal? Stupid is s stupid does…
Meanwhile some other dudes will be ploughing his woman. If he thinks that a ring will stop this bitch from getting horny over all that jail time then juelz is a dumbass.
When Jay Z was President of Def Jam that’s when Juelz Santana Solo project took off ! Song of the Night Juelz Santana ( Tic Toc )
If America banned guns would stop a lot of trouble but everyone to stupid and ignorant to notice. Just think think about life without guns.
Yeah be safer but would never happen. And most people to scared to fight with fist.