A prosecutor handling a
felony assault case in Las Vegas against entertainer Flavor Flav said on
Friday that he's watching legal developments in New York after the former rap
star was ticketed for speeding and driving without a license on Long
Island.
Chief Deputy Clark County District
Attorney Richard Scow said he didn't immediately plan to ask a judge to
jail the 54-year-old former reality TV star following his most recent
run-in with the law.
Flavor Flav, whose legal
name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr, was stopped on Thursday after he was
clocked driving 79 mph in a 55 mph zone.
In trouble again: New York State police say
Flavor Flav was ticketed for speeding and driving without a license
while en route to his mother's funeral in suburban New York
He was ticketed and released so
he could attend his mother's funeral despite having 16 suspensions on his license, New York state police said. He is
due in court on January
28 in Hempstead, New York.
Drayton's lawyer in Las Vegas, Kristina Wildeveld, said she didn't think the New York case should affect his Nevada case.
Drayton,
who lives in Las Vegas, has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond
pending trial on April 28 in Nevada state court on charges of felony
assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment with a weapon. Those
charges could earn him up to 12 years in prison.
More problems: Hip hop legend Flavor Flav has
pleaded not guilty and is free on bond pending trial on April 28 in
Nevada state court on charges of felony assault with a deadly weapon and
child endangerment with a weapon
Danger zone: Seen here during the King Of The
Mic Tour in June, Flavor Flav, whose legal name is William Jonathan
Drayton Jr, was stopped on Thursday after he was clocked driving 79 mph
in a 55 mph zone
He is accused of threatening his longtime girlfriend's then-17-year-old son with a butcher's knife during a family dispute.
Terms of his release from jail included a requirement to stay out of trouble.
Wildeveld and Scow have said they are discussing a plea agreement that would see the rapper avoid trial.
Flavor
Flav was inducted last year with the rap group Public Enemy into the
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. His public persona includes wearing a big
clock around his neck.
Legacy: Pictured here in August 2013, Flavor
Flav and his band Public Enemy were recently inducted into the Rock And
Roll Hall Of Fame
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