Nelly was arrested early Wednesday morning, while leaving the Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, Mo., a suburb of his hometown of St. Louis. According to online arrest records, the 49-year-old rapper was charged with possessing ecstasy, which is a controlled substance, and driving without insurance.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest report for Cornell I. Haynes Jr., Nelly’s birth name, shows he was pulled over around 4:45 a.m. for a bench warrant resulting from an outstanding traffic summons from 2018 — also for driving without insurance.
Upon searching his car, officers found four ecstasy pills. The “Hot in Herre” rapper was booked at the Maryland Heights Police Department and has since been released.
Nelly is actively touring. He most recently served as opening act for Janet Jackson’s “Together Again” tour, the US leg of which wrapped on July 30 at Arizona’s Footprint Center. His next solo concert is scheduled for Aug. 30 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, Wisc., followed by an appearance on Sept. 1 at Wet Republic in Las Vegas.
Previous Arrests
In 2001, Nelly was also arrested in St. Louis on drug-related charges, after he was reportedly found with a small amount of marijuana . He was briefly detained before being released.
In 2009, police conducting a traffic stop in Sierra Blanca, Texas found methamphetamine, marijuana, and a loaded firearm on Nelly’s tour bus. Nelly was not charged with drug possession himself but was cited for having the contraband on his bus.
In October 2017, Nelly was arrested in Auburn, Wash. and charged with second-degree rape. The allegations came from Monica Greene, a 22-year-old college student who called 911 claiming she was assaulted by Nelly on his tour bus while it was parked outside an area Walmart.
Prosecutors dropped the criminal case, citing the alleged victim’s refusal to cooperate. However, Greene sued Nelly and her civil case was settled for an undisclosed amount.
Nelly is married to R&B star Ashanti. The Grammy Award-winning artists first dated in 2003, then broke up a decade later. They spent another decade apart before reuniting in September 2023 and are now expecting their first child together.
Ashanti has not posted to her Instagram account since April, when she announced the news of her pregnancy.
Hollywood Casino is owned by Penn National Gaming.
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