Buju Banton's Cocaine Trial Postponed

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» by Danielle Canada April 12, 2010, 9:40am

The trial for reggae star Buju Banton has been postponed nearly four months after he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute.

As previously reported, Banton was arrested December 10 after police say they caught him trying to buy more than five kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer.

Banton, real name Mark Anthony Myrie, vehemently denies the charge and has since turned down plea deals claiming that he was set up.

Banton was set to go to trial on April 21 but U.S. District Judge James Moody has pushed it back to June 21.

Judge Moody gave no reason for the push back.

Buju previously asked to be moved to a different prison because the facility was not meeting his vegetarian diet needs and he was losing weight.

His complaint was denied and thrown out.

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  • DESRENE STEWART

    This guy needs a damn good lawyer.......... Free buju....

  • http://unlimitedwhispers.com Deirdre B Pride

    His liver is dying. He has jaundice. Look how yellow his eyes are. He is dying.

  • Sashell

    Lots of mistake but the point is, america need to let him go.

  • Janice

    Buju is from a side of my family that I never really got to meet. I wish him the best and hope that he learns whatever he needs to, to make him self better....

  • Shanique

    I think its out of order that they are keeping him.. Obviously he was set up.. Why was the police officer selling drugs anyway..
    U need to let him go and free up the jail room u r holding him in for the rapist and the killers...

  • randanbu

    prezident brown an him battyman fren dem a laf but him fe wach himself cause him de a california a clip weed up a hombolt.

  • Kstar

    free BUJU

  • Ras

    FYAH BUN Babylon.

  • JahGirlfriend

    Babylon need to stop. Instead of arrest him, what about the baby killers, rappist and the real criminals . Life has became a world of politics and shame in the U.S. We use to be a proud country now I feel ashamed ,because of the way American are being treated in our own country. I can't even get a job. We have truely gone to the dogs.

  • JahGirlfriend

    I wish I was in JamRock

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