Ja Rule has been sentenced to two years
Convicted rapper Ja Rule has been sentenced to two years behind bars for attempted criminal possession of a loaded gun on June 8. The ‘Always on Time’ singer will begin his prison time in June this year after pleading guilty in the case. He was later quoted as saying that it was a ‘minor setback for a major comeback’ when he took to his Twitter page.
Rule ‘ real name Jeffrey Atkins – was arrested on July 22 in 2007 after officers found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in the rear door of his car as he left a concert in New York. They had originally pulled him over for speeding.
Judge Justice Richard Carruthers moved the jail sentence start to June rather than this month which gives Rule time to set right an issue he has with tax, and also finish his latest album, ‘The Renaissance Project’.
Lil Wayne was also arrested for weapons charges on the same night as Rule, and has since served eight months in a New York prison.
