--- title: Chumlee From Pawn Stars Won't Serve Time for Weapons Charges description: He has agreed to plead guilty and spend three years on probation and in counseling, forfeiting his drugs and weapons canonical: https://time.com/4345745/chumlee-pawn-star-jail-drug-weapons-charges/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-23T22:19:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T17:47:02.143Z article:section: U.S. og:title: 'Chumlee' of 'Pawn Stars' Won't Serve Jail Time for Weapons or Drug Charges og:description: He will plead guilty and spend three years on probation og:url: https://time.com/4345745/chumlee-pawn-star-jail-drug-weapons-charges/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0919bf0911269a4/69889489bc6cfc1e2f3dd1bb/austin-lee-russell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Austin Lee Russell, better known as Chumlee from the TV series "Pawn Stars," appears in court Monday, May 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. Russell and his lawyers told a Las Vegas judge he intends to plead guilty in state court to felony weapon and misdemeanor at og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Chumlee' of 'Pawn Stars' Won't Serve Jail Time for Weapons or Drug Charges twitter:description: He will plead guilty and spend three years on probation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0919bf0911269a4/69889489bc6cfc1e2f3dd1bb/austin-lee-russell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Chumlee' of _Pawn Stars_ Won't Serve Jail Time for Weapons or Drug Charges by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 23, 2016 10:19 PM CUT  Austin Lee Russell, better known as Chumlee from the TV series "Pawn Stars," appears in court in Las Vegas on May 23, 2016. Austin Lee Russell, better known as Chumlee from the TV series "Pawn Stars," appears in court in Las Vegas on May 23, 2016.John Locher—AP by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley May 23, 2016 10:19 PM CUT _Pawn Stars_ personality Austin Lee Russell, known as “[Chumlee](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/05/23/chumlee-pawn-stars-wont-see-jail-guns-drugs-charges/84802182/ "undefined"),” has taken a plea deal that will keep him out of jail on weapons and drug charges. The reality star was[ arrested in March](http://time.com/4253863/chumlee-pawn-stars-arrest-drugs-guns-las-vegas/ "undefined") after a search of his home uncovered a dozen weapons (some registered and some unregistered), marijuana, methamphetamine and anxiety medication, _USA Today_ reports. Chumlee will plead guilty to a felony weapons charge and a gross misdemeanor of attempted drug possession. He will forfeit the guns and drugs and spend three years on probation and in counseling. At the end of that time, if all goes well, the felony charge will be dismissed. Chumlee is scheduled to return to court on June 1 for the deal to be approved. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/05/23/chumlee-pawn-stars-wont-see-jail-guns-drugs-charges/84802182/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4345745/chumlee-pawn-star-jail-drug-weapons-charges/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4345745/chumlee-pawn-star-jail-drug-weapons-charges/"},"headline":"'Chumlee' of Pawn Stars Won't Serve Jail Time for Weapons or Drug Charges","datePublished":"2016-05-23T22:19:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:47:02.143Z","description":"He will plead guilty and spend three years on probation","url":"https://time.com/4345745/chumlee-pawn-star-jail-drug-weapons-charges/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0919bf0911269a4/69889489bc6cfc1e2f3dd1bb/austin-lee-russell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0919bf0911269a4/69889489bc6cfc1e2f3dd1bb/austin-lee-russell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Austin Lee Russell, better known as Chumlee from the TV series \"Pawn Stars,\" appears in court Monday, May 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. 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