Embattled Grammy-award winning reggae star Mark “Buju Banton” Myrie now known as inmate number 86700-004, will serve his ten year prison sentence at the Limestone County Correctional Institution in Groesbeck, Texas.
After being in “transit” for months, Banton was finally flown from an Oklahama holding facility to Limestone this past Friday.
Banton has been bounced around in the penal system since February. He initially spent time at the Pinellas County Jail in Tampa, Florida then spent over a month at the Federal Transfer Center (FTC) in Oklahoma City before being sent to Texas.
Buju was found guilty of drug related charges and sentenced to ten years. He has since maintained his innocence. Meanwhile, his attorney David Markus is in the process of filing an appeal.
The superstar’s release date is February 1, 2019.
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September 26, 2011 at 11:30 am
I wonder if he will be deported after he serves his time…kinda ironic since he made a song about that lol
September 26, 2011 at 11:34 am
He is not a US citizen and his crime has definitely booked him a one way flight back to Jamaica after his sentence is served.
September 27, 2011 at 8:12 am
Wow! I am so sorry to hear this. The state of Texas is known for their Rednecks and intolerance of black males. Buju music had incited violence towards Gays and homosexuals, they may remember that and target him. i pray that he survives his time in prison.
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