Beanie Sigel arrested on I-95 for guns, drugs
In the early-morning hours after his latest album dropped and two weeks before he's to report to federal prison for failure to pay taxes, state police arrested rapper Beanie Sigel and a friend early this morning on gun and drug charges following a traffic stop on I-95 in Tinicum Township, according to a news release.
Beanie Sigel arrested on I-95 for guns, drugs
In the early-morning hours after his latest album dropped and two weeks before he's to report to federal prison for failure to pay taxes, state police arrested rapper Beanie Sigel and a friend early this morning on gun and drug charges following a traffic stop on I-95 in Tinicum Township, according to a news release.
Around 3:14 a.m., troopers pulled over a Ford Fusion driven by Gerald Andrews of Philadelphia for following another car too closely and swerving out of his lane.
According to the news release, the passenger in Andrews' car was identified as "Dwight E. Grant AKA famous hip hop rapper 'Beanie Sigel,' of Philadelphia."
During a check for weapons, troopers found numerous prescription bottles, several pills wrapped in plastic bags in a cigarette pack and a small amount of marijuana on Andrews, the news release said. On Sigel, police said they found a bottle of codeine syrup with the label scratched off and $4,650 in cash.
Both men were taken in to custody and when police searched the vehicle, they found a gun in the center counsel, according to the release. Both Sigel and Andrews are convicted felons who are not allowed to possess firearms, police said.
The men were charged with drugs and weapons violations.
Sigel's latest album, "This Time," debuted Tuesday. Perhaps he was celebrating its release in all the wrong ways, or perhaps, he was ramping up for his upcoming two-year stint in federal prison for failure to pay about $348,000 worth of taxes on $1 million of income from 2003 to 2005. He was scheduled to report to begin serving his time on Sept. 12.
Sigel, 38, has a long history with the law. In 2005, he spent 10 months in prison for illegally possessing a gun and he was previously acquitted of attempted murder for a West Philadelphia shooting.
Sigel has worked with rap artists like Jay-Z, who will headline this weekend's Made in America Festival.
so lets see. this critter arested AGAIN and still running the streets with drugs, guns! HE is and always will be a nobody!Who listens to his trash music except like minded dopes!!!!!!!!! mAYBE NOW WE WONT HAVE TO HEAR THIS BEANIE GUYS NAME AGAIN UNTIL HE GOES UP STATE!!!— EDWARDOOOOOOOO- Center counsel? Editors where r u?— ken byers
- Beanie, Beanie, Beanie, just can't get out of that thug mentality, even after making millions!!! LOCK HIS SORRY A## UP!!! This is a moment of coming events, with the gated concert on the parkway!! There will be a increased sale on Lg bolt-cutters at the Home-Depot, and Lowes this week!!!— Dadair1
- Its the nature of the beast .....— Yama
- Can you maintain that weight in prison?
— The One Who Knows - Did Beanie get Bail??— cubalaw
- No matter how much success in business it is more important to "keep it real" Real dumb. Business success has been how generations of successful families improved their lot in life and moved up the ladder.— itzjake
- Are you telling us he won't be performing on the Parkway this weekend?
In that case I won't be there.— akelly - beanie should beat the gun rap, unless his prints are on it. if he doesn't, he probably will be near 50 when he hits the streets.— fillyfan
- come on beans, a ford fusion?— franknbeans
- A Ford Fusion. Nice.— Reprehensible
- ROSES ARE RED
THE GUN WAS ILLEGAL
COULD THIS BE THE END
OF BEANIE SEGAL— Thelonius Monk - Yea bull dats my boy beanie sportin mad clips wif da fatty mack 11 up in da arsenal and mad sissnrup bull laced wif mad codeine and xanees..Yo bull codeine mixed wif xaneez makes my head feel mad dank head,no doubt fam,no doubt dem xanee bombs and hydromorphine make my head feel good yo..
Yo beans fall back charge it to da game fam..Get ripped up in d-block come back pop mad xanac n sip on my sssyyrup and jus fall back fam we got u fam..NORF FILLY BABY TILL DA MAFUK CASKET DROPPA MY NI#@A— DogChapman - Yea bull dats my boy beanie sportin mad clips wif da fatty mack 11 up in da arsenal and mad sissnrup bull laced wif mad codeine and xanees..Yo bull codeine mixed wif xaneez makes my head feel mad dank head,no doubt fam,no doubt dem xanee bombs and hydromorphine make my head feel good yo..Yo beans fall back charge it to da game fam..Get ripped up in d-block come back pop mad xanac n sip on my sssyyrup and jus fall back fam we got u fam..NORF FILLY BABY TILL DA MAFUK CASKET DROPPA MY NI#@A (HTML deleted)— DogChapman
- Yea bull dats my boy beanie sportin mad clips wif da fatty mack 11 up in da arsenal and mad sissnrup bull laced wif mad codeine and xanees..Yo bull codeine mixed wif xaneez makes my head feel mad dank head,no doubt fam,no doubt dem xanee bombs and hydromorphine make my head feel good yo..Yo beans fall back charge it to da game fam..Get ripped up in d-block come back pop mad xanac n sip on my sssyyrup and jus fall back fam we got u fam..NORF FILLY BABY TILL DA MAFUK CASKET DROPPA MY NI#@A (HTML deleted)— DogChapman
