T.I. and Wife Arrested on Drug Charges

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who is still on probation after spending time behind bars on gun charges, was arrested along with his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car, authorities said.

The Wednesday night arrests for possession of a controlled substance occurred in West Hollywood during a traffic stop, Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope told The Associated Press.

"Deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle," the department said." A narcotics investigation ensued that resulted in the arrests.

The department's media office said it didn't yet have details on which specific drug the possession charge concerned.

The Atlanta-based T.I., 29, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., and Cottle, a 36-year-old singer who sang with the 1990s group Xscape and has recently been the star of the BET reality series "The Tiny & Toya Show," were booked at the West Hollywood sheriff's station. Bail was set at $10,000 each.

Pope said Thursday that he didn't know if they were still being held.

T.I.'s publicist declined to comment.

T.I., the multi-platinum rapper who has a key role in the current top box office movie "Takers," served seven months in an Arkansas federal prison and three months in a Georgia halfway house on federal weapons charges and was released in March. He is on three years' probation.

Since that case, T.I., who had spent time behind bars for drug offenses before, vowed to live a better life. He spoke to kids about the dangers of drugs and guns, and former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young was one of his supporters. As he prepared for his most recent sentence, he starred in the MTV reality show "T.I.'s Road to Redemption: 45 Days to Go."