Local rapper wanted on federal charges

Raleigh, N.C. — Rapper and Wake County resident Petey Pablo, who was arrested at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last month on gun charges, is now wanted by federal authorities.

A federal arrest warrant charges Pablo, whose real name is Moses Barrett III, with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm and trying to take the gun on an airplane.

RDU police arrested the 37-year-old on Sept. 11 after a gun was found in his carry-on luggage during a security check, said airport spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin.

He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm. The weapon was a Smith & Wesson 639, arrest warrants showed.

Pablo was trying to catch a flight to Los Angeles for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, according to a Wake County magistrate.

Pablo was arrested in Raleigh in 1993 on armed robbery charges and sentenced to 14 years in prison.

He is best known for his hit songs "Raise Up" and "Freek-a-Leek."

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"... months later he, in a rush to get on a plane forgot the gun was in the bag picked up and went on his way..."

So he already had his bag packed for months? I think the gun would have been noticed.

ImJustSayin
October 15, 2010 4:51 p.m.

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Justin T.
October 13, 2010 3:44 p.m.

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RomneyRyan2012
October 13, 2010 2:25 p.m.

ok... in the original story and interviw I heard him do the day after he got out said... he took the gun away from a friend to keep him from doing something stupid and put it in the suitcase.... months later he, in a rush to get on a plane forgot the gun was in the bag picked up and went on his way... until he got to security check.

1 of the original Americans
October 13, 2010 2:12 p.m.

street cred, yo...street cred

ImJustSayin
October 13, 2010 2:03 p.m.