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Singer Raz-B faces assault charges

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- B2k's Raz-B is facing misdemeanor charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery causing serious bodily harm.

The singer, whose real name is De'Mario Thornton, was involved in an incident last year in Van Nuys, Calif., in which he apparently got into an altercation with an unspecified number of men at an Arco gas station, mtv.com said.

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According to the Los Angeles city attorney. charges were filed in February and Thornton was supposed to be arraigned on March 15 but failed to show.

The 19-year-old singer was arrested June 30 after being stopped for a routine traffic infraction. He was released on $25,000 bail.

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