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Article: Queen Latifa arrested in California for carrying loaded pistol and the possession of marijuana.
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- Jet
- Article date:
- February 19, 1996
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Rapper-actress Queen Latifah recently was arrested in Southern California for allegedly carrying a loaded I pistol and possessing marijuana, according to police.
Queen Latifah, whose read name is Dana Owens, was allegedly driving 75 mph in Queen a 65 mph zone when her 1995 BMW was stopped for speeding, said California Highway Patrol Officer Garry Goldenberg.
Goldenberg said one of the officers who stopped her for speeding smelled the odor of burnt marijuana and "he asked Miss Owens if she had been smoking and she said, `Yes.'" He continued by saying the officers asked the 25-year-old entertainer if she had more marijuana or a gun in the car, and she replied ...