Nelly was reportedly arrested at the Hollywood Casino in St. Charles, Missouri early Wednesday (August 7) for drug possession and an insurance violation.
A source close to the situation says the hitman was detained at the casino – where he plays and frequents as an enforcer often – and marched through the venue in handcuffs after discovering a warrant from a six-year-old insurance violation.
According to New York PostNelly – born Cornell Haynes Jr. – was arrested around 4:45 am. local time at the casino after an identity verification check was conducted on the 49-year-old.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol flagged an “outstanding warrant for no insurance” from a previous traffic stop, which prompted a background check and search of Nellie, where officers allegedly found him in possession of four pills of ecstasy.
Nelly was taken into the Maryland Heights Police Department and booked, but has already secured his release. A bullet it has since gone viral in the hours following the arrest. Nelly has yet to face charges, which will be at the discretion of the prosecutor.
KRCG was the first outlet to report the news of Nelly's arrest earlier Wednesday. Advertising sign Nelly's representatives and the Maryland Heights Police Department have been contacted for comment.
Nelly will become a father again later this year when his fiancee Ashanti gives birth. The couple rekindled their romance last year after dating on and off for about a decade from 2003 to 2013, when they went their separate ways for what they thought was for good.
“The growth has been great, you know, like on both ends,” Ashanti said Entertainment Tonight in June. “We're both in a place where like before, sometimes we'd fight and go out and slam the door and not talk for a few days.”
Once the baby is born, fans can expect Ashanti and Nelly to walk down the aisle and tie the knot later. Ashanti will become a mother for the first time while Nelly welcomes his fifth child.
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