"Busy Signal" sentenced to six months in prison

Dancehall entertainer Busy Signal, whose given name is Glendale Gordon was on Friday sentenced to six months in prison, for his guilty plea to absconding bail.  However, the artiste will spend only two more months incarcerated, based on the time he has already served in custody.

Following his appearance in a court in Minnesota, his attorney Bill Mauzy, explained that based on the sentencing guidelines, Busy was expected to serve between 12 and 18 months for the charge but  the Judge went way below these guidelines and gave him six months.
 

In July, Busy pleaded guilty to one count of failure to appear in court, admitting that he left the United States 10 years ago before a scheduled trial on drug charges
He had been charged in February 2002 with two counts related to cocaine trafficking, which carried a sentence of at least 15 years in prison.
  

Although there was a warrant out for his arrest, he returned to Jamaica and established a successful musical career until his detention in London in May this year.
  

He was returned to Jamaica where he was arrested and later extradited.