T.I. Released on $3 Million Bail

Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. is a free man. Judge Alan Baverman released the star on $3 million bond, but he will be under house arrest until his trial on federal weapons charges, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The 27-year-old MC will only be allowed to leave for medical appointments and court appearances. He will not be allowed to own any firearms and can't have contact with any witnesses or informants in the case. Federal agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested the rapper in Atlanta on October 13, the day he was due to have appeared at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. He had been nominated for nine awards, more than any other artist, and won two. They said the arrest came as he took delivery of three machine guns and two silencers that a bodyguard purchased on his behalf. On October 19, T.I. pleaded not guilty to federal weapons charges but spent the next week in jail while Judge Baverman considered whether to grant him bail. T.I., born Clifford Harris, was convicted of a drug offense in 1998 and is prohibited from owning or buying firearms. http://www.thebeatstlouis.com/cc-common/news/news_music.html