Nelly was arrested in connection with suspected drug possession on Wednesday (07.08.24) – but his lawyer has claimed he was “targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer” and is “confident this case will go nowhere”. The 49-year-old rapper was detained in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, after he was cited for driving without insurance, which led to the alleged discovery of ecstasy. He was taken into custody at 4.45am, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s arrest report. However, the ‘Hot in Herre’ hitmaker’s lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, told the DailyMail.com that …