claim: Hip-hop and pop star Nelly was arrested on drug charges while on tour.
origin: In 2015, pop star Nelly was arrested on drug charges, sentenced, and released. Two years later, a story â€” apparently based on the 2015 incidentÂ â€” seemedÂ to showÂ that he had been arrested again: < Hip-Hop artist Nelly was arrested by a Tennessee state trooper and was charged with felony possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to a press released, around 9:20 a. m. , Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, was riding in a Prevost motor coach bus when it was stopped by a trooper. Police say the bus failed to display a U. S Department of Transportation sticker and an International Fuel Tax Association sticker. > However, the text of this article and the included video describe the April 2015Â incident. According toÂ Billboard,Â the musicianâ€™s tour bus was pulled over while traveling through Tennessee on 11 April 2015. Troopers smelled marijuana and searched the bus for drugs: < The rapperâ€™s bus was pulled over by a trooper on Saturday morning (April 11) for not having two required stickers, the Johnson City PressÂ reports. From there Nelly was charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges came up after the officer smelled marijiuana coming from the bus. After a search was conducted, they found five rocks that tested positive for meth, a small amount of marijiuana as well as drug paraphernalia. Several handguns were also found in the bus. Another man, Brian Jones, was charged with being a felon in possession of a handgun. > According to celebrity and entertainment siteÂ Bossip,Â Nelly avoided jail time: < Instead of heading to trial, the rapper agreed to participate in Tennesseeâ€™s pretrial diversion program, where heâ€™ll be put on probation and could have his record cleared if he stays out of trouble, court officials in Putnam County, Tn. confirmed to BOSSIP. > Although it is true that Nelly was arrested on drug charges, this took place in 2015. The singerÂ did not serve any jail time and as of May 2017Â is currently on tour with Florida Georgia Line. He played a concert with Juvenile on 20 May 2017 (after the arrest rumors started to recirculate) in Peoria, Illinois, and is scheduled to perform at the Neon Desert Music Festival over Memorial Day Weekend.Â