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'Pawn Stars' Chumlee arrested after raid

<p>One of the regulars on History Channel&#39;s &quot;Pawn Stars&quot; has been arrested for gun and drug possession.</p><p>Austin &quot;Chumlee&quot; Russell was taken into custody from his Las Vegas home after police searched his house on a warrant related to an alleged sexual assault.</p><p>The 33-year-old hasn&#39;t been charged in the sexual assault investigation. He has been charged in connection with the meth, marijuana and at least one gun reportedly found in his home.</p><p>Russell has been a part of the History show since 2009. The show is one of the channel&#39;s most-watched.</p><p>As of Thursday morning, History Channel had not said anything about the arrest.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1bhONqxURA" target="_blank">KTNV</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHFnhXC1cQk" target="_blank">Leftfield Pictures</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-SilzkQn0A" target="_blank">History Channel</a></i><i>&nbsp;and an image from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.</i></p>
Posted at 8:20 PM, Mar 09, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-10 13:09:10-05

Chumlee, star of the hit show 'Pawn Stars' was arrested in Las Vegas after police raided his home on Wednesday.

Police were investigating an alleged sexual assault at his home, and had issued a search warrant.

During the course of the search warrant, several illegal items including methamphetamine, marijuana and firearms were located.

At this time Chumlee, real name Austin Lee Russell; has not been charged with sexual assault and the investigation is ongoing.
 
Russell was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and booked on the following charges:
 
  • Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
  • Numerous narcotics charges including  methamphetamine, marijuana
 
 
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