Breaking News T.I. Sentence To 11 Months In Prison

Breaking News: T.I Sentence To 11 Months In Prison
ATLANTA -- A federal judge revoked rapper T.I.'s probation Friday and ordered him back to prison for 11 months, according to a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office.

The Atlanta native, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., was in federal court here following his arrest last month in Los Angeles on suspicion of drug possession. He was on probation after serving 10 months behind bars on federal weapons charges.

During the hearing, T.I. begged U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. not to send him back to prison, saying he needed to get help for drug addiction. He told the judge he "screwed up" and pleaded for mercy.

"I want drugs out of my life. If I can get the treatment and counseling I need ... I can beat this," T.I. told the judge, according to U.S. attorney spokesman Patrick Crosby. "I need help. For me, my mother, my kids, I need the court to give me mercy."

The Associated Press was relying on information from the spokesman because the judge closed the courtroom after it was filled and several media outlets, including AP, were not allowed in.

The Grammy Award-winning artist walked out of court with family and friends. Crosby said he will be allowed to voluntarily surrender.

As a condition of T.I.'s release earlier this year, he was ordered not to commit another federal, state or local crime while on supervised release, or to illegally possess a controlled substance. He was also told to take at least three drug tests after his release and to participate in a drug and alcohol treatment program.

Before heading to prison, T.I. spent dozens of hours of community service talking with inner-city children and juvenile offenders about the dangers of drugs and guns.

"While he was telling kids to obey the law, he was breaking it," U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates told the judge Friday, according to Crosby. "There has to be a significant consequence for undermining the (plea) agreement."

Yates urged the judge to consider a sentence of two years in prison. She said T.I. submitted diluted urine samples and told his probation officer he had used ecstasy at least three times since leaving prison.

"He was supposed to be living what he was preaching," she said, according to Crosby.
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During the hearing, T.I's attorney told the judge that his office had reviewed nearly 250 cases with similar charges and that none of the people were sent back to jail for violating probation, Crosby said.

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[jordansholaja10]

thumbs up for WELCOME BACK T.I !!!!

[TheFungie]

I think he should have waited till he got home to lite up. Everybody knows how you are watched after you serve time for anything. Laying in wait inside snake holes ready to lock up for breathing wrong if you have any color on your skin. Dumb move. You are not Paris, Lindsey, Robert Downey Jr. or any of those other white folks who never get punished for anything they do, no matter how many times they get caught doing it. White is RIGHT in the good ol' USA. Never Forget That!

[Etanedele]

How many times lansi lohan & paris hilton had drug posetion & tested positif BUT they never serve a mounth in jail OR prison this is fucked up.

[DerrickthePinecone]

Jesus Christ is coming back soon. T.I. needs Jesus Christ, & I mean he needs to receive Christ, because the clock is ticking. If you guys don't know, the Bible keeps fulfilling prophecy after prophecy. Everything is aligning PRECISELY as the Bible stated that it would in the last days, and we're IN those last days, friends. This is about ETERNITY. Your life. Choose light or darkness. Jesus is the only way, and he's coming soon. Look around you! These things were predicted to occur 2000 yrs ago!

[LOWKIYO1]

@JaKKeBrOwN Still ignorant!

[LOWKIYO1]

@JaKKeBrOwN READ the damn description!

[keshia1604]

he should be ashamed of himself for real. That's all I can say and his look like a hypocrite now to all them kids he helped out.

[ColdGripHandle]

@neenee492 Only a bitch made ass nigga will excuse a nigga for making a dumb ass mistake again. Well this ain't yo mama giving you the bottle saying ' its okay baby mmmmmkiss" It don't work like that pimpin the laws give as much of a fuck as you do.

Understand that if u don't understand anything else

[neenee492]

let me tell you bitches something quit talking shit on him half of you bitch made ass nigga & bitches done did some dum ass shit in yall life to so dont be talking shit on him & 4 the rest of you motherfuckers yall know what yall can do to so get off his dick