Rapper Nelly was arrested in the St. Louis area and was facing charges that included possession of ecstasy—the charges have been dropped.

"Hot in Herre" rapper Nelly is no longer feeling the heat from Missouri prosecutors three months after he was arrested on suspicion of possession of ecstasy. The Times confirmed Wednesday that the St.

Nelly will not be facing charges after his August arrest for drug possession. The rapper, born Cornell Haynes Jr., was arrested after a visit to Hollywood Casino St. Louis in August. He was charged at the time with possession of a controlled substance after police allegedly found him with four ecstasy pills,

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said he declined to press drug charges on Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes II.

Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges stemming from his August arrest at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said in a statement Tuesday.

Nelly was arrested at 4:45 a.m. Aug. 7 as he sought to collect several jackpots he won at Hollywood Casino & Hotel in Maryland Heights, Missouri. A trooper assigned to the casino told Nelly that a warrant search is required when a gambler wins more than a certain amount of money. Rosenblum said no such warrant check is required.

The musician Nelly, famous for such hits as "Air Force Ones" and "Hot In Herre," will not be charged after he was arrested in a St.

Nelly will not be facing charges in connection with his arrest outside a casino in August that was captured on a police dash camera.

Rapper Nelly, known for chart-topping hits like "Air Force Ones" and "Hot In Herre," has been cleared of charges concerning an outstanding warrant.