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Flavor Flav arrested in Las Vegas for DUI and 5 other charges

By Germaine Benson
Musician Flavor Flav arrives for the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 20, 2014. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 3 | Musician Flavor Flav arrives for the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 20, 2014. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LAS VEGAS, May 22 (UPI) -- Early Thursday morning, Flavor Flav was arrested in Las Vegas for driving under the influence, speeding, possessing marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.

The rapper, whose legal name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr, was also booked for driving with a suspended license and false registration, TMZ reports.

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According to Nevada Highway Patrol, Flav was seen driving his 2005 black BMW at 12:30 a.m., going almost 30 miles over the speed limit.

The 56-year-old's attorney, Kristina Wildeveld, had no comment on the recent matter but said she is still working on an on-going case that involved other driving-realted charges from November 2014, USA Today reported.

Back in 2014, the reality star was on his way to his mother's funeral in New York when he got pulled over for speeding. He also got charged a felony for driving with a suspended license, which they found out has been suspended 16 times.

In March 2014, he pleaded guilty on charges involved with a domestic violence case that included Flav pulling a knife out on his girlfriend's son.

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Reports indicate that the-clock-wearing rapper has posted bail for Thursday's charges.

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