Russell was being held pending an initial court appearance on 19 drug-possession charges and one weapon charge, according to Clark County Detention Center records.
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“Chumlee” appears on the popular Pawn Stars show.
Austin “Chumlee” Russell, star of the reality TV show Pawn Stars, has reportedly been arrested for drug and gun possession.
While searching his home, located on West Patrick Lane in Las Vegas, investigators located at least one firearm and drugs.
The sexual assault case is still under investigation.
While serving a search warrant at Russell’s home as part of a sexual assault investigation, Las Vegas police found methamphetamine, marijuana and guns.
‘My dad died from pancreatic cancer at 54, two weeks before the show [Pawn Stars] aired, ‘ he said.
Pawn Stars, which premiered in 2009, follows the daily business of the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas.
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The series, shown on the History Channel, has become one of the network’s highest rated shows with 12 seasons. The former described the latter as “an extraordinary character with an extraordinary brain” who could be “an uncle or a friend or somebody you meet at a bar”.
