Snoop Dogg: Who Would Arrest Willie Nelson?

Dec. 7, 2010— -- Willie Nelson is finding support from a kindred spirit in the wake of his latest pot arrest -- Snoop Dogg.

Asked by TMZ.com about the country crooner's recent marijuana arrest, the rapper warned that authorities "better leave Willie the f*** alone."

"Willie Nelson is a legend," Snoop Dogg (real name: Cordozar Calvin Broadus) said. "Sometimes you need to back up off of certain people and have a certain amount of respect for your elders. And Willie Nelson is our elder ... If you got a problem with Willie Nelson, you got a problem with me."

Meanwhile, Nelson, who was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in Texas earlier this month following the discovery of marijuana aboard his tour bus, is taking the high road and asking fans to donate to the annual Christmas fund of the police who arrested him.

Nelson's website has posted an invitation asking fans to donate to the Hudspeth county sheriff's department toy drive, which helps deliver presents to local children. "For what it's worth, we appreciate the mention and we're glad to take any donations," Mike Doyal, chief deputy at the sheriff's department, told Rolling Stone magazine. "[Nelson] was very cooperative and nice and pleasant to be around."

Nelson's tour bus pulled into a routine checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, around 9 a.m. Nov. 26. When an officer noticed a suspicious odor coming from the bus, a search turned up the marijuana, police said.

Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told the El Paso Times that Nelson, 77, claimed that the marijuana was his.

Officials originally thought that Nelson could face far more serious felony charges -- and even serve time for the offense -- given that six ounces were discovered. Once weighed, the amount was determined to be less than four ounces, so Nelson received the misdemeanor charge and if convicted will be fined, not jailed.