DMX faces seven years in jail after airport arrest

NEW YORK (DMX Fans Website) - Rapper and actor DMX faced a possible jail term of seven years after being charged Friday with criminal possession of a weapon and crack cocaine, as well as impersonating a federal agent.

According to the charges filed by the Queens District Attorney, DMX and a male friend Jackie Hudgins crashed through a parking lot exit gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday evening, after the rapper falsely stated to the attendant that he was a federal agent.

A search of their vehicle recovered a billy club and a plastic bag containing multiple rocks of crack cocaine, according to authorities. "The charges involve alarming and potentially dangerous conduct that resulted in damage to property and a threat to public safety," said District Attorney Richard Brown.
As well as the drug and weapon charges, DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was also charged with criminal impersonation and driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Simmons, 33, and Hudgins, 41, were arrested by Port Authority police immediately after crashing through the parking lot gate. The two men were in police custody, pending arraignment in Queens Criminal Court.

Simmons recently starred in the movie "Never Die Alone" opposite David Arquette and is working on a Saturday-morning cartoon entitled "Boomer," for his pet pit bull. He also has plans to star in the Broadway play "Cain and Abel."
His most recent album, "The Grand Champ," debuted at number-one upon its release in September.