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Nelly will not face charges following the rapper’s August arrest at a St. Louis casino for ecstasy possession, according to officials.

Nelly will not be charged in his casino arrest this summer, though prosecutors declined to state why. (Image: (Image: Maryland Heights Police Department)

A media release from St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell stated that prosecutors “don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges.”

Nelly (whose real name is Cornell. I Haynes Jr.) was arrested by Maryland Heights police officers at 4:45 a.m. August 7 outside the Hollywood Casino St. Louis, where the “Hot in Herre” rapper had just tried to cash out several jackpots, including $50K he won on a slot machine.

An officer supervising the transaction claimed that a background check was necessary for Nelly to collect that much money. And performing it turned up a bench warrant for driving without proof of insurance in 2018.

That warrant has since been cleared. At the time, though, it triggered a search of the 49-year-old rapper’s vehicle, where four ecstasy pills were discovered. Ecstasy (MDMA) is considered a Schedule 1 substance, the Controlled Substances Act’s classification for the most illegal drugs possible.

Nelly, who grew up in the area and is a local hero, was walked through the casino in handcuffs by the officers, who recommended a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. He was released shortly after his arrest.

Bell’s office didn’t elaborate on why the charges were dropped. However, Nelly’s attorney previously argued that both the background check and the search were illegal.

In 2009, police conducting a traffic stop in Sierra Blanca, Tex. found methamphetamine, marijuana, and a loaded firearm on Nelly’s tour bus. Nelly wasn’t charged with drug possession himself, but was cited for having the contraband on his bus.

In 2001, Nelly was 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.

 

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