MERCED -- The prosecutor in the case of Mitchell Charles Johnson, also known as the rapper "Paperboy," may be close to offering a plea deal to the Grammy-nominated rap star.
Merced County Deputy District Attorney Steven Slocum said his office is considering an offer with Johnson, 34, who was arrested June 13 by Merced police for alleged marijuana possession.
"But I'd rather not say what it is," Slocum said.
Johnson was in Merced Superior Court on Thursday for his preliminary hearing with his attorney, Fresno-based Salvatore Sciandra.
Superior Court Judge Carol Ash postponed the hearing until Aug. 29 because Sciandra requested police reports. Sciandra said he would also like more time to review the case.
Police pulled Johnson over in his black 1990 Honda on the 2900 block of G Street in Merced, according to Cmdr. Tom Martin of the Merced Police Department. After a search of Johnson's car, he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of transportation of marijuana and a felony charge on possession of marijuana for sale.
Those combined charges could land him a maximum of three years in prison, if he's convicted -- although he could also be sentenced to probation.
Merced County Deputy District Attorney Steven Slocum said his office is considering an offer with Johnson, 34, who was arrested June 13 by Merced police for alleged marijuana possession.
"But I'd rather not say what it is," Slocum said.
Johnson was in Merced Superior Court on Thursday for his preliminary hearing with his attorney, Fresno-based Salvatore Sciandra.
Superior Court Judge Carol Ash postponed the hearing until Aug. 29 because Sciandra requested police reports. Sciandra said he would also like more time to review the case.
Police pulled Johnson over in his black 1990 Honda on the 2900 block of G Street in Merced, according to Cmdr. Tom Martin of the Merced Police Department. After a search of Johnson's car, he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of transportation of marijuana and a felony charge on possession of marijuana for sale.
Those combined charges could land him a maximum of three years in prison, if he's convicted -- although he could also be sentenced to probation.
