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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Rapper Snoop Dogg was charged Thursday with carrying a dangerous weapon - an illegal collapsible baton - at John Wayne International Airport here.
The Orange County district attorney filed a lone count of felony possession of a deadly weapon against the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus
If convicted, the 35-year-old rapper could be sentenced to
three years in prison. A warrant, with bail set at $150,000, was issued for his arrest, prosecutors said.
.................On Oct. 26 in Burbank, the rapper's airport problems were compounded when he was arrested at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank for investigation of illegal drug and gun possession. He posted $35,000 bail and was ordered to appear in court Dec. 12.
....................The rapper also landed in trouble last spring at London's Heathrow Airport. In May, he accepted responsibility for using "threatening words or behavior" in an April incident there....................
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