Rap star Beanie Sigel has had a term of probation lengthened by a judge in Philadelphia. The original sentence relates to a previously reported incident back in 2003 in which the hip-hopper, real name Dwight Grant, was chased by police after being pulled over because his vehicle's licence plat was covered. During the subsequent chase, Grant threw a .45 semi-automatic out of the window, and when police finally stopped the car they discovered a variety of prescription drugs and some marijuana inside. He was fined $25,000 dollars and served a year in prison before his conditional release.
In court on Wednesday, Judge R Barclay Surrick extended the term of Sigel's probation, originally set to end this summer, to last until early next year. Prosecutors cited a "technical violation" of his supervised release from prison. The rapper apparently failed to inform his probation officer that he was recently stopped twice in the Philadelphia area in the company of convicted felons, and also tested positive for codeine and morphine in a drug test in December.