Peter Parka
Well-Known Member
In ironic news, Buju Banton becomes someones batty boy for 10 years.:24:
BUJU BANTON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS
(blackmediaSCOOP) Today Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiring to set up a cocaine deal.
Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking offense.
The judge did throw out a gun charge, lowering Banton’s sentence from 15 years to 10. He was also ordered to serve five years of probation following his release from prison. Despite desperate requests from family and friends the judge handed down the stiff sentence. Several of his 15 children wrote, as did a former Jamaican government official, an NBA player, other reggae artists and actor Danny Glover, who called Banton a “role model, philanthropist and spiritual leader in the community.”
http://www.blackmediascoop.com/2011/06/23/buju-banton-sentenced-to-10-years/
BUJU BANTON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS
(blackmediaSCOOP) Today Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiring to set up a cocaine deal.
Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking offense.
The judge did throw out a gun charge, lowering Banton’s sentence from 15 years to 10. He was also ordered to serve five years of probation following his release from prison. Despite desperate requests from family and friends the judge handed down the stiff sentence. Several of his 15 children wrote, as did a former Jamaican government official, an NBA player, other reggae artists and actor Danny Glover, who called Banton a “role model, philanthropist and spiritual leader in the community.”
http://www.blackmediascoop.com/2011/06/23/buju-banton-sentenced-to-10-years/
