they could try and indict telfair but with his money, it won't stick
http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6296
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According to police, friends of Fabolous were caught on camera snatching a $50,000 chain off the neck of Boston Celtic basketball player Sebastian Telfair. [/FONT]
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The same video also captured the gunman who shot the rapper fleeing the scene early Tuesday (Oct. 17) in front of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Justin's restaurant in New York. [/FONT]
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According to the New York Daily News, the surveillance footage captured one of Fabolous' friends taking a $50,000 chain from Telfair, while another man watched. [/FONT]
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The two men then went into Justin's, where they allegedly joined Fabolous and other friends. [/FONT]
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Telfair, who hails from Coney Island, is captured on tape placing a call shortly after being relieved of his chain. About 20 minutes later, a gunman squeezed off at least 10 rounds in a nearby parking lot. [/FONT]
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Fabolous was struck once in the thigh and while no shell casings were recovered, police said the gunman was captured on surveillance footage leaving the scene in a gray car.[/FONT]
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Fabolous, born John Jackson, and three companions were placed in a police lineup on Tuesday, but Telfair failed to identify the man who robbed him. [/FONT]
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Telfair, who had a run in with the law last year, has denied any involvement in Fabolous' shooting through his lawyer, Ed Hayes. [/FONT]
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"The [security] tape completely supports everything my client said happened that night," Hayes told the New York Daily News. "He's a lovely young man. It was outrageous what these punks did, and he will press charges."[/FONT]
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On Wednesday (Oct. 18) Fabolous and three men were charged with multiple weapons violations, after police found two guns inside a secret front compartment in Fabolous' 2005 Dodge Magnum shortly after the rapper was shot. [/FONT]
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His SUV was stopped for running a red-light shortly after he was shot, as his friends attempted to rush him to a local hospital for his gunshot wound. [/FONT]
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Police noticed the rapper was wounded and when they searched the vehicle, they recovered two loaded guns - a .40 caliber and a .380 with a missing serial number.[/FONT]
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"It's outrageous," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. "They ride around with illegal firearms, also defaced. It puts the public at great risk."[/FONT]
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Also charged were Rascharm Davis, 29, Percell German, 23 and Kevin Bass, 18. Telfair is expected to view images from the videotape today in an attempt to identify the robber.[/FONT]
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In Feb. of 2005 the NBA fined Telfair, who played for the Portland Trail Blazers at the time, after a loaded gun was found in a pillowcase on the team plane. [/FONT]
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In that incident, Telfair claimed the gun belonged to his girlfriend and that he accidentally grabbed the wrong bag while preparing for a team game. [/FONT]
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The gun was registered to Telfair's girlfriend and no charges were filed. [/FONT]