Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge
The 29-year-old girl, who was born several weeks after her father died of cancer, faces a likely sentence of between probation and nine months in prison.

Bob Marley's daughter pleads guilty to drug charge

Sep 8, 2010 at 18:56 | Reuters
The youngest child of late reggae star Bob Marley has pleaded guilty to a drug charge after police caught her growing marijuana in her Pennsylvania home, her lawyer said.

Makeda Jahnesta Marley pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges including manufacture of a controlled substance after police were called to her West Chester, Pennsylvania home for a dispute two years ago and discovered almost a dozen marijuana plants in the basement, her lawyer Thomas Schindler said.

Sentencing was scheduled for October.

In return for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a minimum one-year prison sentence that would normally be mandatory for the amount of marijuana found in Marley's home.

The 29-year-old, who was born several weeks after her father died of cancer, faces a likely sentence of between probation and nine months in prison. She told the court at a hearing in February that the proceeds of a fund granted by her father's estate had dried up and she now worked as waitress, according to the Daily Local News of West Chester.

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