Rapper Coolio has been charged with unlawful firearm possession after a gun was found on him during baggage screening at LAX. Photo: NZ Herald/GettyGrammy-winning rapper Coolio was charged with unlawful firearm possession stemming from a handgun that prosecutors said was found in his backpack during baggage screening at Los Angeles International Airport last month. Santiago said a warrant for Coolio's arrest would be issued if he failed to appear for the later court date. Coolio, a Los Angeles-area native, is perhaps best known for his 1995 Grammy Award-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise," the No. Pedregon said Coolio acknowledged under questioning that the bag and the gun were his, but said little else after he was taken into custody

Source: Otago Daily Times October 14, 2016 06:56 UTC