Rapper "Nelly" Arrested for Drug Possession

Nelly has reportedly been arrested on felony drug possession charges while in Tennessee.

The rapper's bus was pulled over by a trooper on Saturday morning (April 11) for

not having two required stickers, the Johnson City Press reports. From there Nelly was charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges came up after the officer smelled marijiuana coming from the bus.

After a search was conducted, they found five rocks that tested positive for meth, a small amount of marijiuana as well as drug paraphernalia. Several handguns were also found in the bus. Another man, Brian Jones, was charged with being a felon in possession of a handgun.

The 40-year-old rapper (real name Cornell Haynes) was later taken to Putnam County Jail.

Reps for the rapper as well as the Putnam County Sheriff's Department had not returned Billboard's requests for comment at press time.