T.I. Sentenced to One Year

Rapper T.I. -- real name Clifford Harris -- was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday, following his 2007 arrest on weapons charges. According to the A.P.:

Harris pleaded guilty last March after he was arrested in 2007, attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers. The arrest on Oct. 13 of that year occurred blocks from where he was to headline the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta hours later.

He will have between 30 and 60 days to report to prison. Harris already has completed about 1,000 hours of community service and has warned youths about the pitfalls of guns, drugs, violence. He will need to complete 470 additional hours.

“Everything I learned was through trial and error,” Harris also told the judge. “I’ve learned lessons in my life to put in my music so people won’t make the same mistakes as I.”

Not bad for charges that carried a maximum penalty of ten years -- especially since he'll probably get out early for good behavior.

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