article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Hip-hop star Nelly has been arrested on drug charges in Tennessee after a state trooper pulled over the private bus in which CNN)Hip-hop star Nelly was traveling, authorities said.
article_snippet.sent: The 40-year-old rapper from St. Louis, who shot to fame 15 years ago with the track "Country Grammar," has been charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said.
article_snippet.sent: Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, was taken to the Putnam County Jail along with another passenger.
article_snippet.sent: the Putnam County Jail later posted bond and left the Putnam County Jail, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Nelly has been charged with felony possession of drugs .