Rap star pleads no contest
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The star of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony pleaded no contest to possession of a sawed-off shotgun in connection with a January confrontation at a relative's house.
Stanley Howse, known as Flesh-N-Bone, entered the plea Wednesday and is expected to be sentenced to two years on Oct. 24, prosecutor Eric Lavine said.
The 27-year-old Grammy winner also faces sentencing later this month in Van Nuys in an assault case involving threats using an AK-47 machine gun. Howse was arrested Jan. 3 after relatives called police over an argument that started when the rapper arrived for a visit.
Officials said he had a shotgun. The group won a Grammy in 1997 for best rap performance for the song "Crossroads."