Plies just scored a victory in court this week. According to TMZ, prosecutors have dropped his felony gun charge.
The 42-year-old Floridian was arrested at Tampa International Airport last month when TSA discovered a Glock .43 and a fully loaded magazine in his bag.
A county clerk reportedly explained Plies was facing a felony charge for carrying a concealed firearm, but prosecutors made the decision to drop the case after he completed a concealed weapons course.
They also concluded he had a valid permit for carrying a concealed weapon.
Case closed.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published by Justin Ivey on September 19, 2018 and can be found below.]
Rappers apparently can’t stop bringing their guns to airports. Following incidents involving Juelz Santana and T-Pain earlier this year, Plies can now be added to the list of Hip Hop artists caught with firearms at airports.
According to TMZ, Plies was arrested at Tampa International Airport after TSA agents reportedly discovered a Glock 43 in his bag on Wednesday morning (September 19). The report says a fully loaded magazine was also found in the bag.
Law enforcement sources say Plies had no permit for the weapon and was taken into custody at the airport. He’ll be transferred to Hillsborough County Jail on a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
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TMZ’s sources in Plies’ camp claim he grabbed the wrong bag by mistake before traveling to the airport. He reportedly admitted it’s his Glock but contends he is a registered gun owner.
Plies’ last run-in with the law occurred when he was arrested for a DUI in 2017. He avoided jail time by agreeing to a plea deal, which saw him pay a $500 fine.
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I got a theory that all these rappers getting caught with a gun at the airport are working for the Feds. It’s a way for them to be in federal custody without looking like a snitch. Even the dumbest criminals in the world know you can’t bring a gat to the airport. Notice it’s always artists that fell off. The Rap game is organized crime, and you better believe they have insiders. Peace.
Nice theory ….
My theory is that his brain never formed completely.
Just tell TSA you won’t bussit baby
Must have an album dropping soon
Album literally no one asked for.
We are taking these rap negros down one by one!
Piles was the only rap artists from Florida hitting the 106 & Park stage during the recession before & after the recession are did Ace Hood pop on the couch once are twice what I’m trying to say he’s been in clear for while what happen ? Song of the day Jezzzy & Plies ( Lost My Mind )
You write just like a plies fan too lol…smh
Florida gun laws so loose he’ll be alright.. You can drive with a chopper on the dashboard in Florida..
Pretty mild for Florida but these rappers need to chill the fuck out.
How are you not going to get caught at an airport with a gun? Something fishy going on here? or are these rappers a just plain stupid?
I guess this is the new way to get attention when you’re irrelevant. The guitarist for Bon Jovi or some shit started this fad in the 90s when no one gave a shit about them anymore. Strange. On another note… who is trying to kill or rob you on a plane? Also, if you’re headed somewhere you need a gun, have a gun waiting with your boy at the airport, or simply DONT GO. fuck Plies BTW. Never had anything close to a hit, and those were like 10 years ago. And he can’t rap.
All these washed up rappers bringing guns to the airport either you dumb or trying have a rep as a wack gangsta take your pick
Ran off on the plug twice
Reading the comments, the majority of you people are ignorant as fuck. If as a society you idiots deem it fit to arm yourselves according to your “constitution.” Why would you all be shocked to hear about an American rapper being caught with a gun at a domestic airport. I would bet citizens being caught with a weapon in the airport is a common occurrence. No?
That “Constitution” is the central document that elevates the US above the rest of the world in terms of freedom and individual rights. You’re definitely a Canadian. Don’t make Trump bitch-slap your soy boy Prime Minister again.
Your a dumbass. I have a concealed carry permit. Do I bring it on vacation illegally, or to an airport? No. Maybe the rest of you people and these rappers are too fucking mentally retarded to understand basic law and order.
And no, by saying you people I don’t mean black people. I mean dumbass people like you who are against gun rights. Suck it
How dumb do you have to be to bring a gun to the airport? and how dumber do you have to be to expect that you won’t get caught with it?
This being done on purpose? How thick can you get?
Fucking hate plies
Idiot.
This pussy went to nursing school.
I know right. Only a pussy goes to college! Real people sell drugs, shoot people, and act like clowns… U should really consider growing up bro. Nurses make good money.
That makes him very intelligent not a pussy and a caring person ????????
This had to be a publicly Stunt…. all these artists trying to get attention, because everybody know you can’t bring a gun to the airport.
Always thought this fool bagged angela yee
He is innocent because he’s black. Black people can do no wrong. It’s always the white people fault.
You sound like a bitter bitch. wan wan wan. Black people can do no wrong because where the original. Your people are children.
I think that dude is an undercover cop, straight up.