Judge dismisses charges against Fabolous
A judge has dismissed illegal weapons charges against Fabolous that put the Brooklyn rapper behind bars for a night last October.
The rapper was arrested on October 17 for minor gunshot wound after a wild night at Justin?s, a Manhattan?s restaurant owned by Sean ?Diddy? Combs.
Prosecutors were unable to prove that Fabolous was guilty and he and or three co-defendants were the owners of two loaded handguns found in a car in which they had ridden.
?He?s more relieved than happy?, the rapper?s lawyer, Alberto Ebanks, said Thursday. ?He should never have been here in the first place.?
Trouble at the celebrity-studded nightspot began when someone snatched a $50,000 chain off the neck of the Boston Celtics point guard Sebastian Telfair.
Later gunfire broke at the parking and Fabolous was shot in the right thigh, and then escaped the scene with three other men in a Dodge Magnum sport utility vehicle.
?There were four guys in the car?, Ebanks said. ?My client jumped in the back seat of the car after he was shot. It was not the car he came to the club in.?
The lawyer of Fabolous in October that Telfair and his client were victims of robbers who were targeting the club’s high-profile clientele.
?These were people preying on celebrities?, Ebanks said at the time, ?and my client was obviously targeted because he is a high-profile celebrity and platinum-selling artist.?
Fabolous, who was born John Jackson, was in the courthouse Thursday, but stayed outside the courtroom after his lawyer told him the case was being dismissed.
His latest hit, ?Make Me Better?, is one of the top rap singles in the country.