Nelly was arrested at a local casino on Wednesday morning in the St. Louis area.
The Post confirmed with the Missouri State Highway Patrol that the rapper, 49, was taken into custody for possession of four ecstasy pills and for not having insurance.
A spokesperson with the highway patrol told us that Nelly was arrested inside the Hollywood Casino in St. Charles, Missouri, at 4:45 a.m. after an identification verification check was run on the three-time Grammy winner. This is something that is occasionally done in Missouri casinos in accordance with the state’s gaming commission regulations.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol found an outstanding warrant for lack of insurance from a previous highway stop. When officers searched Nelly — whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. — they discovered the ecstasy pills on him.
The spokesperson shared that Missouri State Highway Patrol were already on site at the casino in accordance with Missouri’s Gaming Commission’s regulations. They explained that the verification check can be triggered by several things; however, they don’t believe it was triggered by any criminal activity on Nelly’s part.
He was booked at the Maryland Heights Police Department and later released.
The Post can confirm that Nelly has not been charged yet, but he will likely face the music with prosecutors when police submit the paperwork. It will be up to the prosecutors whether to bring charges against him.
This is a developing story…
