Teairra Mari’s DWI Arrest: Prosecutors Seeking Harsher "Felony Charge"


Teairra Mari awaits the decision NY’s prosecutor’s fice.

Teairra Mari could have the book thrown at her if a prior DWI conviction is added to her outstanding charges in the New York appellate court system. Two weeks ago, Mari was apprehended while at the wheel a red Dodge Charger.

Officers overseeing the area couldn’t help but notice a sequence in which she lost control her vehicle upon exiting the Midtown Tunnel in Queens – a collision that the car in disrepair (ruptured bumper, missing wheel) and the ficers with little choice but to pull her over for a sobriety test – which she ultimately failed with flying colors.

Teairra Mari's DWI Arrest: Prosecutors Seeking Harsher "Felony Charge"

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Within hours her booking, Teairra Mari was released from custody, in the interest freeing up much-needed space in the lobby. As TMZ has reported overnight, Mari’s misdemeanor could very well be elevated to a FELONY if prosecutors prove successful in linking her pending charges with a prior fense in the state California.

According to TMZ, the DWI that’s being scrutinized dates back to 2011, when Teairra was in the second phase her singing career, post-Roc-A-Fella. Mari’s and her attorney Jane Remler have kept the humdrum to a minimum, for fear disquieting the prosecutors hot on her trail; not to mention a wrathful 50 Cent, with a special interest in other people’s misery – well before the revenge porn scandal acrimoniously came to light.