Willie Nelson Charged With Misdemeanor Drug Charges

Country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana police. The bus was stopped early on Monday morning, 9/18/06, about 7 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana, for a routine commercial inspection, and a state trooper smelled marijuana inside the bus. Police confiscated about 1.5 pounds of marijuana and 0.2 pound of mushrooms. Others charged with the Nelson were his sister, Bobbie Nelson, 75, who plays piano in his band; road manager David Anderson, 50; and bus drivers Gates Moore, 54, and Tony Sizemore, 59. All were issued misdemeanor citations and released.

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