A prosecution document filed Monday in T.I.’s federal weapons case says the rapper previously violated the law by possessing firearms and a silencer while a convicted felon.
T.I., born Clifford Harris, is currently charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He was released on bond, but is under house arrest.
In a notice filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Monday it plans to show three previous occasions when T.I. unlawfully possessed guns, ammunition and a silencer, “all after having been convicted of a felony offense,” reports the Associated Press.
The first was Dec. 22, 2001, in Atlanta. T.I. is alleged to have used the fake name Douglas Morgan and was carrying a concealed 9-mm pistol.
The second offense was a Nov. 1, 2002 arrest in Henry County for carrying a 10-mm pistol. The third arrest was the result of a search warrant executed at his home in Fulton County on Dec. 18, 2004. Officers said they found a firearm with an attached silencer, large amounts of ammunition and photos of T.I. posing with guns.
T.I. was arrested for selling crack in northwest Atlanta at age 17. He was sentenced to seven years’ probation, which he violated, and was sent to jail.