Lil Wayne Charged for Alleged Gun on Plane

Lil Wayne was charged in federal court Tuesday over an incident on the rapper's private plane last December. Wayne, 38, who was charged with a firearms felony back in 2009, now faces charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, NPR reports. If convicted, he faces up to a decade behind bars. Federal agents had searched his plane during a stop at the Miami airport on its way to California, TMZ reports.

The rapper "is charged with possessing a gold-plated handgun in his luggage on a private plane," his lawyer says in a statement. "There is no allegation that he ever fired it, brandished it, used it or threatened to use it. There is no allegation that he is a dangerous person. The charge is that because he was convicted of a felony in the past, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm." He is next due in court Dec. 11. (More Lil Wayne stories.)