Things got “Hot In Herre” for rapper Nelly Wednesday morning when he was arrested for possession of Ecstasy.
49 year old, Cornell Haynes II, better known as, Nelly, was leaving the Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights near St. Louis at around 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday. He was stopped for ID verification by the Missouri Gaming Commission and subsequently arrested for a previous warrant he had for failure to obtain car insurance. When authorities searched Nelly they allegedly found four ecstasy pills.
Nelly was released shortly after his arrest, and awaiting charges.
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