Lawyer says rapper Sigel will surrender

PHILADELPHIA -- Rapper Beanie Sigel will surrender next week to face charges in a dispute over a rental car, his attorney said.

Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, rented a 2007 Nissan Altima from Payless Car Rental in southwest Philadelphia in July, investigators said. The car was due back Aug. 13, but Sigel did not return it in time or contact the rental company, police said.

Payless, which continued to charge the rapper's credit card, reported the car stolen Sept. 6.

Someone returned the car Friday to Payless, just as detectives went to Sigel's home in the suburb of Lansdale to arrest him, police said. It had accumulated $5,000 in late fees.

"We've learned that a warrant was issued for his arrest for failure to return a vehicle," said Sigel's attorney, Fortunato Perri. "Apparently there was some misunderstanding over when it was to be returned or whether or not payment was continuing to be made."

Perri said he was working out a time for Sigel to surrender Monday.

"The car has been returned," Perri said. "And whatever money is owed to the company has been paid or will be paid shortly."

The dispute is the latest in a series of problems for Sigel.

He spent a year in federal prison on a gun charge then was acquitted of attempted murder in August 2005, a month after he left prison. He was briefly jailed in late 2005 for failing to pay $27,000 in child support. The next year, he told police he was shot by men who surrounded him and stole his cash and jewelry.

Early this year, a federal judge extended his supervised release amid allegations that he violated parole.

Sigel's albums include "The Truth," "The Reason" and "The B. Coming." He starred in the 2002 film "State Property" and its 2005 sequel, "State Property 2."