Rapper T.I. Back In Federal Custody!
Posted on Sep 02, 2011 @ 11:00AM
Update: We've learned more about the circumstances behind T.I.'s trip back to prison. Officials felt the rapper lied when he petitioned to use his own transportation in making the trip from Arkansas to Atlanta. According to reports, the Whatever You Like singer told authorities he'd be boarding a van, as opposed to the deluxe tour bus, but his attorney tells RadarOnline.com:
“We are confident there was never any intent to mislead or to misstate the method of transportation. If there was some confusion or misunderstanding surrounding the method of transportation, we hope to clear it up quickly so T.I. can return to the halfway house.”
After just one day of freedom, T.I. was under arrest again on Thursday, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The Grammy-winning rapper -- who was released from an Arkansas prison Wednesday after spending the last ten months in custody for a 2010 drug conviction -- was taken back into federal custody on Thursday, his attorney Steve Sadow said, after he showed up to an Atlanta halfway house in a souped-up luxury bus.
“We don't have any more details at this time. We are awaiting the opportunity to quickly resolve whatever the issue may be that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has with T.I.'s method of transportation,” Sadow told RadarOnline.com. “So that T.I. can return to the halfway house to complete the remaining days of his sentence.”
On the way from the Arkansas prison to The Peach State, the rapper — real name Clifford Harris — was being recorded for an upcoming VH1 show chronicling his comeback after his second prison stint in three years.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley told the AP she couldn't comment on the incident, or where the rapper was taken following it. An official website for the organization listed T.I.’s status as "in transit," with no further details.
The talented rapper has made more headlines than hits the past three years: He served a seven-month stint behind bars following a 2009 arrest on gun charges; and was arrested again in September 2010 on drug charges.
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In case you're confused about the technicalities, here's the basics of how it breaks down:
T.I. was supposed to complete the remainder of his sentence -- which ends September 29 -- at the Atlanta halfway house, where he'd still be under supervision, but under much more relaxed conditions. Instead, for the foreseeable future, the rapper will be held in a Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.
Stay with RadarOnline.com as the story develops...
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The Daily Juice
Dec 21, 2011 @ 20:00
Can't blame him, why would he take the system seriously. The courts cut him a MAJOR deal [for a price] he should have been sent up for at least 10 yrs. Can't imagine what convicts thinks watching celbs walk.
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 10:14pm
The story headline should read "T.I. Put Back In Prison For Being Young, Rich and BLACK."
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:20pm
It does appear that 'celebrity justice' has done a flip flop this time. Lindsay is a great example, my Gawd that girl has messed up every way but loose and still goes free.
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 6:07pm
This was in Arkansas and a Federal prison... Celebrity Justice is still alive and kick'n, never you worry.
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 10:19pm
This happens a lot. When my ex-hub got out, parole got mad that we waited the entire 24 hr period to report & that we stayed overnight together. They almost took him back & then they wouldn't let us live together for 5 mos!
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:48pm
how sad...
Posted Sat, 09/03/2011 - 10:17pm
I'm not a fan of TI but this is BS. They want him back in jail because he took a luxury bus to the halfway house instead of a van??? This is crazy. They have it in for him, plain and simple.
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 1:40pm
He IS a celebrity.But just look at how badly this black man is being treated while Lindsay gets away with numerous acts of criminal behavior and flouting the law. His bus is too fancy, oh give me a break.
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:50pm
Radar and TMZ for some unknown reason want to make these thugs into celebrities by covering them. They are doing this for publicity and any prison time makes these morons in your eyes appear tough and worthy of admiration. No one cares except you.
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:19am
Why are they wasting tax payers money on such petty crap? His tour bus is too fancy? Ridiculous. Someone should get fired over hauling him back to prison for that.FYI I'm white but I can't see the purpose for such harrassment.
Posted Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:18am