Ja Rule Pleads Guilty, Faces 2 Years in Prison on Gun Charge

Ja Rule is headed to the big house. The “Put It on Me” rapper copped
a plea deal Monday morning to attempted criminal possession of a weapon
stemming from an arrest in July 2007, when he was pulled over by police
following a performance with Lil Wayne at New York City’s Beacon
Theater. The 34-year-old was promised two years in prison when he is
sentenced in February.

“Because of your guilty plea here today, you’ll have a record of
having committed a violent felony. This is a very serious matter,”
Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers told the platinum-selling MC.

He could have faced up to 15 years in prison, if convicted on the gun
charge. “This isn’t a good day,” said Rule as he left the court. He
is due back February 9, according to the AP.

Rule, born Jeffrey Atkins, wasn’t the only one who was discovered
packing heat after the ’07 show. Wayne was also pulled over and arrested
for weapons possession upon leaving the venue, resulting in a year-long
bid at Rikers Island. He was released from jail last month after
serving eight months of his sentence.

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