Warrant issued for Lil Wayne in Arizona case

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By Associated Press

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A bench warrant has been issued for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne, who is facing drug and weapons charges in Arizona.

Story Published: Mar 16, 2010 at 7:45 PM PST

Story Updated: Mar 16, 2010 at 7:45 PM PST

Warrant issued for Lil Wayne in Arizona case

In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court in New York.

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - A bench warrant has been issued for Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne, who is facing drug and weapons charges in Arizona.

A Yuma County Superior Court judge issued the warrant Tuesday morning after the entertainer, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, failed to appear for a final trial management conference.

But Lil Wayne's attorney says his client couldn't appear because he just began serving a one-year jail sentence in New York for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.

Lil Wayne was arrested in January 2008 at a border checkpoint 78 miles east of Yuma after authorities say they found cocaine, Ecstasy and a handgun on his tour bus.

Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" was the best-selling album of 2008 and won a Grammy for best rap album. His latest album, "Rebirth," was released last month.

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