Rapper Snoop Dogg Turns Himself in to Cops

Rapper Snoop Dogg posted bail and was released from Orange County Jail after surrendering on a charge of possessing a baton .

Snoop Dogg surrendered himself to authorities at the Orange County Jail
yesterday morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest five days ago
(02.11.06) on charges of possessing a deadly weapon.
Snoop arrived in a dark purple Porsche Carrera accompanied by a driver and a
bodyguard.

His attorney, Donald Etra, said: "He was handled extremely well by the
Orange County Sheriff's Dept."
His spokesperson, Meredith O'Sullivan, said: "Snoop was promptly released on
bail and welcomes an expedited trial which will reveal that these charges
are completely unwarranted."
After being booked for the offence and posing for a mug shot Snoop, 35,
reportedly left the jail in high spirits and cheerfully signed autographs
for waiting fans.

The rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, signed a promise to appear in court to face the felony charge on Dec. 12, said Susan Schroeder of the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

Prosecutors charged the 35-year-old rapper, who grew up in Long Beach, with felony possession of a dangerous weapon for allegedly trying to bring a banned collapsible police baton aboard a plane at Orange County's John Wayne Airport on Sept. 27.

The hip-hop star was stopped at the John Wayne Airport, in Santa Ana, on
September 27 after a 20-inch extendable baton was found in his laptop
computer bag.
Snoop claimed he did not know it was illegal and was going to use it as a
prop in his video. The baton was confiscated and the rapper was allowed on
his flight to San Francisco.
But on October 26 Snoop was stopped by police for a traffic violation at the
Bob Hope Airport, in Burbank, and an unlicensed gun and a quantity of
marijuana were found during a search of his vehicle.
The rapper was charged with possession of a firearm and transportation of a
controlled substance and released on $35,000 bail.

He is next due in court on December 4.

Bail was set at $150,000 for this case

If convicted, he could face up to three years in prison, Schroeder said.