Rapper Flavor Flav arrested on outstanding traffic warrants

Flavor Flav -- real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr. -- was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday after a routine traffic stop resulted in police officers finding four warrants out for his arrest. The rapper took to Twitter on Monday to tell his side of the story.

Drayton was pulled over by police at 10:57 p.m. Friday for a routine traffic violation east of the Las Vegas Strip. When an officer ran his name through the system, the warrants came up; he was arrested and taken to jail, where he was booked, got his mug shot taken and was eventually released, TMZ reported.

The 52-year-old Public Enemy alum's four separate misdemeanor traffic warrants include driving without proof of insurance, a parking violation and two cases of driving without a license.

It was unclear when the warrants were issued, the Las Vegas Sun reported. But in 2002, Drayton served nine weeks at Rikers Island jail in New York for various auto-related violations including driving with a suspended license, numerous parking tickets and being late for meetings with his probation officer.

The VH1 reality television star known for wearing quirky sunglasses and a clock around his neck aired his version of events online Monday, tweeting that he was on his way home from Benihana's when he was pulled over.

He also re-tweeted his newest mug shot, above.

"[H]e found out I had a traffic warrant wanted to make a name for himself took me in and now I'm home laying my bed what's the big deal?!" he added.  

Hey, when rapper-actor Ice-T tweeted about a "rookie cop" arresting him after a traffic stop he disagreed with in New York, charges eventually were dropped.

Drayton dropped out of school in 11th grade and did time in jail for robbery and burglary. He dealt with drug addiction in the 1990s and in 1991 spent 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Karen Ross, according to US Magazine.

In 1993, he was charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a neighbor.

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Right photo: Rapper Flavor Flav a.k.a. William Jonathan Drayton Jr.'s booking photo. Credit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police / Getty Images

Left photo: Flavor Flav at his Comedy Central Roast in 2007. Credit: Jason Merritt / FilmMagic

Comments

[stacy041]

Mr. Drayton, you are NO ice tea, nor do you find yourself in the same category as Ice Tea. You fall under a different category of people who want to be famous for being famous, remind you if a certain family that is now famous ?? for what ????? for being famous.. Get a job, you got 10 years before the S.S.I. kicks in...... If you have ever contributed to S.S.I.

[Marley]

Why keep reporting on this moron? He's an embarrassment to humanity.

[Macca Doo]

america loves criminals.

[Ray]

What did this guy think would happen when he didn't pay up his traffic violations.