Lyfe Jennings Arrested for Weapon Possession and Eluding Police

Reports are out that R & B singer Lyfe Jennings was arrested over the weekend on a number of charges in Georgia.  Police there say that they were responding to a call of weapons being fired, and when they arrived on the scene saw Jennings corvette leaving.  Jennings tried to elude police and gave chase before crashing.

Jennings now faces charges of felony weapon possession by a convicted felon (Jennings served a ten year stretch from ’92 – ’02 for arson) and faces charges of attempting to elude, discharging a firearm near a highway, and refusal to take a test for sobriety.  It has not been noted whether Jennings has an Atlanta criminal defense attorney representing him yet.

50 Cent Gets a Final Ruling on His Child Custody Case

Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, was given a final ruling in his child custody case concerning his son Marquise.  Jackson wanted two weekends a month with him, but has agreed to a judge’s awarding of one weekend.  He will also receive one month during the summer and half of his winter and spring breaks during the school year.