DJ Paul Arrested: Three 6 Mafia Member Charged With Public Drinking, Weapons Possession

Three 6 Mafia Member Busted For Carrying A Taser Gun
LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 04: Rapper DJ Paul of the group Three 6 Mafia arrives at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 4, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 04: Rapper DJ Paul of the group Three 6 Mafia arrives at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 4, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Why was Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul walking around with a Taser gun?

"I use it for personal protection," is what he allegedly told a cop when he was busted for drinking an open container of Corona beer after leaving a New York restaurant Sunday night. According to the New York Daily News, DJ Paul (née Paul Beauregard) was charged with weapons possession and public drinking. Meanwhile, TMZ reports that Beauregard was released Monday morning after pleading "not guilty" to both charges; he is due in court in December.

No word on whether the Memphis-based rapper was attempting to reenact a scene from "Hustle & Flow," the 2005 movie for which his group snagged an Oscar for Best Original Song, with "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp."

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