Lil Wayne Going to Jail for One Year

Lil Wayne is headed to the clink. (Wikimedia Images)"]

After playing a gig at the Beacon Theatre back in 2007, rapper Lil' Wayne was reportedly observed by cops smoking weed on his tour bus. When they searched the tour bus, they also found a .40-caliber pistol. Lil' Wayne (a.k.a Dwayne Carter) was cited for possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a weapon. Weed on a rapper's tour bus? That is some serious detective work there, Columbo.

The Grammy-winning rapper plead guilty to attempted weapon possession in New York City on Thursday, and will most likely receive a one-year jail sentence. He is going to jail as part of a plea deal to avoid a longer term behind bars as he could be sentenced to 3.5 years. He will be sentenced in February.

Carter, who is 27, is also scheduled for trial in Arizona on felony drug possession and weapons charges that he has pleaded "not guilty" to. Get all your celebrity odds in the Bodog Sportsbook today. Join Bodog now. It's free!