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By Stone Martindale Apr 27, 2007, 16:26 GMT

Willie Nelson beats jailtime in Louisiana

Louisiana justice spared singer and songwriter Willie Nelson and his tour manager on Tuesday after they plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession. Willie Nelson performs during the Farm Aid benefit concert Saturday 30 September, 2006, in Camden New Jersey. EPA/TOM MIHALEK

Willie Nelson performs during the Farm Aid benefit concert Saturday 30 September, 2006, in Camden New Jersey. EPA/TOM MIHALEK

Willie Nelson performs during the Farm Aid benefit concert Saturday 30 September, 2006, in Camden New Jersey. EPA/TOM MIHALEKNelson and tour manager David Anderson, along with Nelson's sister, Bobbie Nelson, and two drivers, were issued citations on Sept. 18th after Louisiana state troopers said they found marijuana and magic mushrooms on Willie's tour bus during an inspection on I-10.StarNewsOnline and the Associated Press report that Judge Paul DeMahy "fined Nelson and Anderson $1,024 each and put both on probation for six months. As part of a plea agreement, the citation against Bobbie Nelson was dismissed."St. Martin Parish Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars told the news agency that they dismissed the citations against the two drivers too.Nelson emerged from the courthouse to a phalanx of waiting fans, and graciously shook hands and posed for photographs."Thank y'all," he said, and rode off in a waiting car, reported the AP.

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