Curtis Jackson, 18, got busted hustling at the corner of 134 and Guy R Brewer Blvd on June 29 1994. Police found 4 vials of cocaine on his accomplice, Taiesha Douse.
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They were accused of
220-39-1 Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree,
220.16-1 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree twice
as well as two charges of
220.03 - Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree.
They were released the other day.
On July 19 1994 the NYPD executed a search warrant in the place he had rented in the 2nd floor of 145-50 Rockaway Blvd in Queens. All kinds of drugs are being seized. He faces 3 to 9 years in prison. He was charged with
220.21-1 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree,
220.16-1 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree,
220.50-1 Criminally Using Drug Parapharnelia in the Second Degree and
220.03 - Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree.
On July 22, he signs a document waiving his right to a trial and agrees to accept a plea bargain disposition in which he pleaded guilty to a minor charge (220.16 - Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree). Instead of a longterm inprisonment, he is being sent to upstate Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility, better known to the public as boot camp incarceration. The program focuses on physical training, academic education and hard labor.
On August 23 1994, Curtis Jackson enters Monterey Shock C.F. This is the day and place where the infamous mugshot was taken. This mugshot was NOT taken upon his arrest like often mistakenly claimed. Inmate DIN is 94R6378
During SHOCK, Jackson passes his GED.
March 30 1995: Boo-Boo is being released on parole. He adopted the nickname "50 Cent" [from a 1980s Brooklyn robber] as a metaphor for "change". (source: G-Unit research center)
