Judge Rejects Willie Nelson’s Plea Deal
A judge has declined to okay a plea deal trimming Willie Nelson’s drug charges following a marijuana bust last year.
The country icon was arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession in November after a Border Patrol agent in Texas smelled pot smoke during a search of Nelson’s tour bus.
Nelson reportedly struck a deal with prosecutors allowing him to plead no contest to a reduced charge of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, which he did last month, and pay a $ 500 fine and $ 280 in court costs.
However, on Friday, County Judge Becky Dean-Walker admitted she had signed the plea deal then changed her mind and scratched her name out because she feels Nelson deserves a tougher penalty.
Dean-Walker explains, “I’m not going to be guilty of signing something because someone is a celebrity… Everybody should be treated the same in my court.”
Source: Celebrity News Buzz
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