Willie Nelson Arrested

Willie Nelson Arrested - Willie Nelson was arrested in Sierra Blanca, Texas Friday morning (Nov. 26) for allegedly possessing six ounces of marijuana. The 77-year-old singer was traveling from California to his home state of Texas when his tour bus pulled into a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint around 9AM, which lead to an officer's discovery of the illegal substance.

Texas after police confiscated 6 ounces of cannabis from aboard his tour bus.

The bust happened at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint after the singer-songwriter's bus pulled in Friday morning and an officer smelled pot wafting from the vehicle's open door.

Nelson, who was among three people arrested, admitted that the pot belonged to him. He was briefly held on a $2,500 bond before being released a short time later.