Rapper Lil Wayne, 27, entered a plea deal in a New York City courtroom this morning on a charge of felony gun possession.  The agreement comes with a one year prison sentence.  He was facing up to three-and-a-half years behind bars if he had gone to trial and been convicted.

In July 2007, police pulled over Wayne’s tour bus after a concert and found a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol.  DNA evidence linked him to the weapon.  His lawyer persuaded him to sign a plea agreement rather than take his chances at the trial that was set to start on January 20, 2010.

Lil Wayne, aka Dwayne M. Carter Jr.,  remains free on $30,000 bail and must check in with the court again on December 15.  His sentencing before Justice Charles H. Solomon is scheduled for February.

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