He has also faced criminal charges on four other occasions since March, 1993, including a weapons violation in Los Angeles, where a trial is set for Nov. It was the biggest in a series of confrontations involving the rapper, who was shot five times last December by a robber in New York. Shakur denies the allegations but was advised by his attorneys not to discuss the case during his first interview since his release. The charges stemmed from a 1993 incident at a Manhattan hotel in which Shakur and an associate were convicted of holding a female fan down while a third man sexually assaulted her. 12 to spring the rapper from Riker’s Island maximum-security penitentiary, where he was serving up to 4 1/2 years for two counts of sexual abuse. Death Row Records, which recently signed a contract with Shakur, posted $1.4 million on Oct. It’s the 14th song Shakur has recorded since emerging from behind bars. Shakur was convicted on two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree for offensive touching without consent. Shakur and an associate were accused-not convicted-of holding a female fan down while a third man sexually assaulted her. Tupac Shakur- Due to an editing error in Wednesday’s Q & A with Tupac Shakur, The Times incorrectly characterized the rapper’s conviction stemming from a 1993 incident. (Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry writing by John Irish.Los Angeles Times Thursday OctoHome Edition Calendar Part F Entertainment Desk 2 inches 57 words Type of Material: Correction His infamy has increased since then following appearances in several television shows and the co-authoring of books recounting his past and rise as a criminal in the tough suburbs of Paris. Following a decade in prison, he was released under conditions in 2009 after convincing parole officers that he had changed. He was on the run for six weeks and had changed his appearance before police captured him in a hotel with an accomplice. In 2013, he took four prison guards hostage before using dynamite to blow his way out of jail and fleeing in a waiting getaway car. PREVIOUS ESCAPE It's not the first time Faid has escaped from jail. Belloubet said police had launched a manhunt and described Faid as dangerous. The helicopter, the pilot of which was later released, was found burnt out north of Paris, as was a getaway car. "They used concrete cutters to get through the first door and then the gates and then went to get him," police union official Jerome Nobecourt told Reuters, adding that the breakout happened in a matter of minutes. Nobody was injured and the brother was arrested by police. A third gunmen had stayed in the helicopter with the pilot, who had been taken hostage. Two gunmen jumped from the helicopter to free Faid from the visitors' room where he was meeting one of his brothers before escaping in the helicopter, she said. It was an extremely well-prepared commando unit that may have used drones to survey the area beforehand," she told reporters. Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet said a helicopter landed in a courtyard, which was not covered by any nets. He is one of the country's most infamous gangsters with a long criminal career, which he has said was inspired by Hollywood blockbuster movies such as "Scarface" and "Heat". Redoine Faid was serving a 25-year sentence at a prison south of Paris for an armed robbery that went wrong and led to the death of a policewoman in 2010. PARIS (Reuters) - A French gangster is on the run after being sprung from jail by heavily armed gunmen and escaping in a helicopter that landed in the prison grounds, the justice minister said on Sunday.
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