Flavor Flav’s Domestic Battery Charge Dropped as He Pleads No Contest to Coercion
Public Enemy member Flavor Flav, born William Drayton Jr., will avoid jail time as the misdemeanor charge was dropped after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge. The lawyers for Flavor Flav says earlier this week the rapper and reality TV star is working on his sobriety. The charges stem from a fight with his girlfriend at home in Las Vegas according to USA Today.
“Mr. Drayton and his family are grateful to bring an amicable close to this matter and appreciate everyone’s support as he continues his one-year journey of sobriety,” defense lawyers David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld said in a statement.
The 62-year-old pleaded no contest in Henderson Municipal Court to a misdemeanor nonviolent coercion charge. Drayton also admitted to that he took a mobile phone and paid $640 in fines.
According to TMZ, the police officers in Henderson, Nevada, took the reality TV personality into custody after answering a domestic disturbance call involving the rapper. He was then arrested and booked on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge on Oct. 5.
The filed criminal complaint says, Flavor Flav was accused of poking his finger on the victim’s nose. Then grabbing her, threwing her down, and took a phone out of her hand. The City Attorney says that Flavor Flav had been officially charged with misdemeanor battery constituting domestic violence.
The rapper was released from jail on Oct. 5 on a $3,000 bond, with his next court appearance taking place on Oct. 25. The victim was identified in court and police documents as someone dating Flavor Flav with a minor child in common.
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