Finesse2tymes Says Texas Drug Charges Are ‘Old,’ ‘Dismissed’ Following Weekend Arrest

Photo Courtesy: Smith County Jail

Ricky Hampton, the Memphis rapper who performs as Finesse2tymes, was arrested late Friday in Tyler, Texas, after a traffic stop that followed his concert in Smith County. Police say they smelled marijuana during the stop and later found drugs in the car, leading to Hampton’s booking alongside passenger Halie Buckingham.

According to an arrest affidavit, an officer saw Hampton driving a red Corvette and pulled him over for not wearing a seat belt while turning onto Claude Street. During the stop, officers reported the odor of marijuana and saw a hand-rolled cigar in the ashtray. When police searched the vehicle, they said Buckingham grabbed a bag from the passenger-side floorboard; officers searched the bag and reported finding about 0.7 ounces of marijuana, 12 oxycodone pills and seven methylphenidate pills.

 

Hampton was booked into the Smith County Jail on a charge of possession of marijuana. Buckingham was booked on two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Both were released on bond at about 4:50 a.m. on Sept. 20, according to jail records provided with the affidavit.

Hours later, Hampton posted a video telling fans he’d made it out “safe and sound,” thanked his team and supporters, and framed the detention as old business. “They took me down on some little charges from 2018… it’s over with now… all this is dismissed… I ain’t got to pay no bond,” he said in the clip. His account differs from the arrest paperwork that lists the new Smith County charges and notes a release on bond.

Hampton said he’s “coming up with a strategy… how we can repay y’all,” floating meet-and-greets to make up for disruptions, and thanked fans who “didn’t count me out.”