According to a source inside rapper T.I.’s camp, the “King of the South” considered checking himself into drug rehab upon returning to Atlanta following a drug bust in California.
The source who requested anonymity said T.I. and his camp contemplated checking him into a drug rehab facility to prove to the judge that he was serious about kicking his habit.
Entering drug rehab has worked in favor of drug addled celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, who were shown leniency by the courts following their drug arrests.
T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested on drug charges after he pulled an illegal U-turn on busy Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on September 1st.
According to the source, T.I. rented a $300,000 Maybach because he owns a similar one in Atlanta, and because he wanted to drive himself around the city he considers his 2nd home.
The couple’s bodyguards were in separate vehicles — one in front and one trailing behind the Maybach.
According to TMZ, the L.A. County District Attorney dismissed the drug charges against T.I. because he was already sentenced to 11 months in prison by a Georgia judge for violating his probation.
Additionally, there were legal problems associated with the case. One of which involves probable cause, which the cop may not have had to search the vehicle.
The cop claimed he smelled marijuana during the traffic stop, but there was no weed found in the car. There was no registration check run on the vehicle which would have shown the car was rented. Therefore, any evidence found inside the vehicle could have been left there by a previous occupant.
Following his arrest on the west coast, T.I. was ordered back to Atlanta immediately by his federal probation officer. He tested positive for drugs the next day. It was during this time that T.I. considered entering a drug rehab program.
“I had many problems from my childhood. Now I am down to the disease of addiction,” T.I. told a judge during his Oct. 15 revocation hearing. “I need help. For me, my mother my kids. I need the court to give me mercy. Judge, don’t send me back to prison.”
