Rapper Gucci Mane sent to jail in Georgia

ATLANTA,  (Reuters) – Rapper Gucci Mane will spend  the next six months in jail in Georgia after admitting today to pushing a woman out of his car earlier this year.
The rapper, whose real name is Radric Davis, pleaded guilty  to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and  one count of disorderly conduct, said Emily Gest, spokeswoman  for the DeKalb County Solicitor-General’s Office.
According to police, the 31-year-old Mane picked up a woman  at a suburban Atlanta mall in January, invited her out for  breakfast and then tried to offer her $150 to stop by a hotel  with him.
When she refused, he pushed her out of his car while it was  in motion. She was taken to the hospital with “soreness and  pain.”
A judge ordered Mane to complete 12 weeks of anger  management classes, plus pay the victim $5,090 for her medical  bills and a $3,000 fine, Gest said.
“I am pleased that justice was achieved for the victim  because this defendant’s behavior showed a willful disregard  for a woman’s personal safety,” DeKalb Solicitor-General Sherry  Boston said in a statement.
Mane first achieved a measure of fame in 2005 with his  debut album “Trap House” and its hit single “Icy.” He has  released numerous mixtapes and has worked on remixes with the  Black Eyed Peas and Usher.
But his modestly successful music career has been mixed  with legal troubles. He served a six-month prison term in 2005  for assault. In 2009, he was behind bars for a year for  violating probation for that assault. In 2001, the rapper was  arrested for cocaine possession and spent 90 days behind bars.