Rapper will now be booked and processed before ending up at Rikers Island.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images
Now that Lil Wayne has surrendered to the court, he'll be booked through the New York City court system and processed by the Department of Correction.
The action could take hours, with Wayne not likely to see his cell and new bed until late in the evening, according to retired corrections officer Charles Reid, who spoke to MTV News about the process. Reid first spoke with MTV News last month about safety issues surrounding the multiplatinum Mc.
Reid characterized the booking and processing order as a tedious journey from standing before the judge until inmates arrive at their bunks.
First, Lil Wayne's case will be closed by the court and the rapper will be booked as a guilty party and fingerprinted. From there, paperwork will be drawn...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images
Now that Lil Wayne has surrendered to the court, he'll be booked through the New York City court system and processed by the Department of Correction.
The action could take hours, with Wayne not likely to see his cell and new bed until late in the evening, according to retired corrections officer Charles Reid, who spoke to MTV News about the process. Reid first spoke with MTV News last month about safety issues surrounding the multiplatinum Mc.
Reid characterized the booking and processing order as a tedious journey from standing before the judge until inmates arrive at their bunks.
First, Lil Wayne's case will be closed by the court and the rapper will be booked as a guilty party and fingerprinted. From there, paperwork will be drawn...
- 3/8/2010
- MTV Music News
'He's definitely going to be treated differently,' retired NYPD detective Derrick Parker says of Wayne's prison stint.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Newscom
Lil Wayne's life revolves around a daily regime of "SportsCenter," studio time and sweets. But on Tuesday (February 9), the Cash Money lyricist will be formally sentenced to prison after he struck a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York on gun charges. After he officially enters his plea, the rapper is expected to then turn himself in immediately to begin a one-year jail sentence.
Not since Tupac has such an accomplished and relevant Mc faced an impending prison term. But will the lithe New Orleans rapper survive the daunting conditions at the notorious Rikers Island facility?
"Lil Wayne is gonna be Ok," retired NYPD detective and noted "hip-hop cop" Derrick Parker told MTV News. "While he's in jail, it's a...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Newscom
Lil Wayne's life revolves around a daily regime of "SportsCenter," studio time and sweets. But on Tuesday (February 9), the Cash Money lyricist will be formally sentenced to prison after he struck a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York on gun charges. After he officially enters his plea, the rapper is expected to then turn himself in immediately to begin a one-year jail sentence.
Not since Tupac has such an accomplished and relevant Mc faced an impending prison term. But will the lithe New Orleans rapper survive the daunting conditions at the notorious Rikers Island facility?
"Lil Wayne is gonna be Ok," retired NYPD detective and noted "hip-hop cop" Derrick Parker told MTV News. "While he's in jail, it's a...
- 2/8/2010
- MTV Music News
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