Back in 2012 cops raided Nelly’s tour bus in Texas and seized heroine, guns and marijuana. Apparently Nelly (real name Cornell Haynes) hasn’t quite learned from his mistakes and unfortunately, his bus was raided again Saturday morning. This time State Troopers found crystal meth rocks, marijuana and drug paraphernalia when they pulled over the bus.
Nelly and another man were arrested in Putnam County and are facing several felony drug charges. He is currently being held on $10,000 bond.
We will update with more info as it becomes available.
UPDATE:
The State of Tennessee Department of Safety And Homeland Security has released a statement with further details of Nelly’s arrest. Read below:
At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, Trooper Michael Loftis stopped a Prevost motor coach bus on Interstate 40 near the 275 mile marker for failure to display a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) sticker on the vehicle. The investigating trooper planned to conduct an inspection on the bus when he noticed an odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle.
Trooper Loftis, assisted by THP Sgt. Donald Jennings, then conducted a probable cause search of the bus. The troopers discovered in the sleeper area a plastic bag that contained five colored crystal-type rocks that tested positive for methamphetamine, as well as a small amount of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
Further investigation revealed approximately 100 small Ziploc bags that are commonly associated with the sale of narcotics and numerous handguns, including a gold-plated 50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol, a 45-caliber Tarus pistol, and a 500 magnum Smith and Wesson.
The bus was occupied by six subjects, one of whom was identified as Brian Jones, 44, of St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Jones, a convicted felon, was also in possession of a handgun and was charged accordingly. Nelly, 40, also of St. Louis, Missouri and Jones, who were traveling to St. Louis when the traffic stop occurred, were transported to the Putnam County Jail.
