Musical prodigy, rapper and television personality Flavor Flav is facing a charge of domestic violence – not his first – in regards to an incident on October 17 involving his fiancé and her child, as reported by the Examiner and several other media sources.
Police reports show that officers were called to the family home via a 911 emergency call made by Flavor Flav's fiancé, Elizabeth Trujillo, at about 3 a.m.
Trujillo told officers that she and Flavor Flav had an argument about his alleged infidelity. The verbal argument escalated into a physical altercation according to Trujillo.
Trujillo claimed that Flavor Flav grabbed her at the shoulders, stomach and arms before throwing her down to the floor – twice. During the melee Trujillo claimed that Flavor Flav tore out her earrings.
When Trujillo's 17 year-old son tried to break up the fight, Flavor Flav wrestled with him as well.
Both mother and son told police that Flavor Flav retrieved two knives from their kitchen, chased the boy, and yelled that he was going to kill him. The boy ran into his sister's bedroom and was able to lock the door behind him. However, within moments, Flavor Flav allegedly kicked down the door and renewed his verbal threats against the boy.
Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department took Flavor Flav into custody.
Flavor Flav, 53, also known as William J. Drayton, is a high school dropout with a long criminal record that includes burglary, robbery and domestic violence arrests. He has suffered with cocaine addiction that he claimed had cost him up to $2,600 a day.
Flavor Flav earns a living as a musician by making several appearance on stage, reality shows and voiceovers. He currently owns a restaurant in Las Vegas that he opened this past March named "Flavor Flav's House of Flavor."
In 1991 Flavor Flav pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend, Karen Ross, who is also the mother of his children. He was ordered to jail for 30 days and lost custody of his children.
After being arrested again, for both domestic violence and drug charges, his family staged an intervention and he entered the Betty Ford Center.
Flavor Flav has also been arrested for driving without a license or insurance; his license and passport were revoked by the courts when he failed to pay child support.
Flavor Flav is the father of seven children that he had with three different women.
Flavor Flav has been ordered to appear in court on October 18, 2012 to face his current charges of domestic violence and battery. His bond was set at $20,000 for the assault charges, with an additional $3,000 for the battery charges.
If you have been a victim of domestic violence by the hands of your partner, or the father of your children, contact a family law attorney to best represent you. The cycle of abuse can end with you, and filing charges now can also help save others from harm.