![]() Since then, Rick Harrison, Richard “Old Man” Harrison, Corey “Big Hoss” Harrison, and Austin Lee Russell, have been a staple of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Chumlee had been working at the shop for five years, and when Rick Harrison wanted someone to join the team as the fourth member, Austin was the first to put up his hand. When the producers of History Network knocked at the door of Gold & Silver Pawnshop, the Harrison trio was more than ready to star on their TV show. Chumlee started working at Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in his early 20s and later became a star of the hit show Pawn Stars. Growing up he would hang around the shop but had no idea one day he would be employed there. ![]() He became friends with Corey Harrison in childhood whose family owned the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. His siblings are Sage Russell and Terra Russell.Ĭhumlee got his nickname when he was in his early teenage years because his large face and chin reminded his friend’s father of Chumley, the walrus from the cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo. ![]() He is three of the children of his parents and comes from mixed-ethnic Mexican, Scottish, and Native American descent. Find on Twitter.Chumlee was born as Austin Lee Russell on the 8th of September 1982, in Henderson, Nevada. He continues to work with the pawn shop, though the show has been on hiatus from filming for several months, according to his publicist, Laura Herlovich.Ĭontact David Ferrara at or 70. ![]() Russell quickly became a reality TV celebrity in 2009 when the show profiling the daily operations of Gold &Silver Pawn Shop, 713 Las Vegas Blvd. Russell was initially arrested on 19 charges of drug possession and a single charge of possessing a gun by a prohibited person and released on $62,000 bail.Ī records search for Austin Russell in Clark County courts turns up only minor traffic offenses. But if he fails, he could be found guilty of the felony and face two to five years in prison.Īuthorities served a search warrant at Russell’s house as part of a sexual assault investigation and found methamphetamine, marijuana and firearms, according to police.Ĭhesnoff said prosecutors would not pursue “any additional charges arising from this investigation.” Should Russell complete probation, the gun charge would be dismissed. In an agreement with prosecutors, the gun charge would be stayed, while Russell would plead guilty to the drug charge, a gross misdemeanor, and receive three years’ probation.įlanked by attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, Russell answered “yes sir” and “yes, your honor” when Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Sciscento asked whether he understood the agreement.Īs part of the deal, Russell must undergo counseling and forfeit all the property seized by police during a March 9 search of his home, Chesnoff said.Ī complaint filed last week lists 11 rifles and handguns found on that date. The 33-year-old Russell faces one count of ownership or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and one count of attempted possession of a controlled substance. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-JournalĪustin Lee “Chumlee” Russell, from the Las Vegas-based reality television show “Pawn Stars,” is expected to plead guilty to a drug charge and avoid jail time, his lawyers told a judge Monday. The reality TV actor from 'Pawn Stars' is facing gun and drug possession charges. Austin Lee 'Chumlee' Russell, center, and his attorneys, leave the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Monday, May 23, 2016.
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