Zonnique Pullins is taken into police custody after a semi-automatic gun was found in her purse at a security checkpoint.
- June 19, 2016
AceShowbiz -
T.I.'s stepdaughter, Zonnique Pullins, was detained by police at an Atlanta airport on Thursday. The 20-year-old daughter of the rapper's wife Tiny Harris was charged for carrying a gun at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Zonnique was arrested after .380 Ruger semi-automatic pistol was found in her purse. The weapon was detected by an X-ray tech when she tried to go through the security checkpoint at the airport. She was released on Friday, June 17.
Neither T.I. nor Tiny addressed the arrest, but Zonnique's cousin Tamara Whitaker confirmed it on Instagram. She posted Zonnique's mugshot while defending her in the caption, "Let me just clear a couple things up for you guys."
"Zonnique did get caught with her registered weapon but like most of us she just forgot it was in her really big purse," the cousin wrote. "We were taught in my family that people are crazy out here and carrying a small gun to protect yourself is what's needed."
"With the late shootings and death of a pop star all in Orlando just this week, I think it's very appropriate that she carries a gun just not to the airport maybe lol. But my girl is home and good so please don't start with the ignorant rumors, she was home and handled before you even heard about it."
She went on, "Zonnique has great parents that made sure she was okay from the moment she was caught. Not all celebrities keep security on them 24/7 they have to protect themselves just like regular people and we all have learned even security can't always protect you. Her mugshot is still cute as hell lol."
