The rapper Juvenile is led out of a house at 208 Livingston Avenue in Arabi in St. Bernard Parish, which was being used as a recording studio, after his arrest Thursday night for misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Also shown is Cpl. Leander Morgan of tghe St. Bernard Parish Street Crimes Unit.
ARABI, LA—
Rapper Juvenile, best known for his song: "Back That A** Up," was arrested Thursday evening in St. Bernard Parish for drug possession.Terius Gray, aka Juvenile, 34, of New Orleans, and producer, Leroy Edwards, 43, were both arrested on misdemeanor possession of marijuana after sheriffs received a call regarding the smell of marijuana at the 200 block of Livingston Ave., in Arabi, according to St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office PIO Steve Cannizaro.
Deputies knocked on door of the residence. Edwards opened the door, letting out a cloud of smoke from the drug. Edwards was handcuffed and deputies immediately sought a search warrant.
When deputies returned they found more than a half-ounce of pot in the kitchen area. Juvenile acknowledged it was his.
Juvenile said the residence was owned by someone he knows, and they were using it as a studio to record his new CD.
The two were taken after 6 p.m. to the St Bernard Parish prison, where they were bonded out. The case will be referred to the D.A. for prosecution.
