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Posted by Robert
Rap News Network
12/22/2003 1:26:22 PM
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Rapper Trick Daddy avoided prison by pleading guilty to cocaine and weapons charges, but he will make 24 free appearances to speak to children about the dangers of guns, AIDS , drugs and violence.
Assistant State Attorney Stacy Glick said Monday that Trick Daddy, whose real name is Maurice Young, will speak at high schools in troubled neighborhoods.
"I hope that these youngsters will learn lessons from his life that they don't want to happen in their own lives," she said.
Glick said the Trick Daddy, 29, entered his plea Thursday. Under the plea bargain, the most serious felony charge, aggravated assault with a firearm, was reduced to a misdemeanor, improper display of a deadly weapon or firearm. He also plead guilty to two felonies: possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of cocaine. He also pled guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession.
The prosecutor said Trick Daddy will be on three years of supervised probation and also will have to attend an anger control course.
The rapper known for songs such as "Thug Life," "Sweatin' Me" and "In Da Wind," originally was arrested after a February dispute. He was arrested again in September after police found cocaine and marijuana in his shirt pocket. Young was convicted in 1991 of cocaine possession, carrying a concealed weapon and violating probation. He served 30 months in state prison.
The rapper's attorney, David S. Markus, did not immediately return a call Monday seeking comment.
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