Flavor Flav Domestic Battery Charge Dropped: Report

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Flavor Flav Domestic Battery Charge Dropped: Report

He was booked on the misdemeanor charge in Nevada in early October

Flavor Flav wearing sunglasses

Flavor Flav (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for the Recording Academy).

Earlier this year, TMZ reported that Flavor Flav had been arrested in Nevada on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Now, a new report from TMZ states that the charge was dropped, and that the rapper pleaded no contest to one count of coercion. He was reportedly fined $640 and will not serve any jail time.

Flavor Flav’s attorneys told TMZ: “Today the domestic violence charge against Mr. William Dayton (Flavor Flav) was dismissed. Mr. Dayton acknowledged the nonviolent act of grabbing a phone during the incident in question, a misdemeanor, and the case was closed by the court.” They added: “Mr. Dayton and his family are grateful to bring an amicable close to this matter and appreciate everyone’s support as he continues his one-year journey of sobriety.”

The original charge stemmed from an alleged incident that occurred on October 4 in Henderson, Nevada. According to TMZ’s initial report, Flavor Flav “allegedly poked his finger on the alleged victim’s nose, grabbed her, threw her down, and grabbed a phone out her hand.” Flavor Flav was arrested the following day.

Pitchfork has reached out to Flavor Flav’s representatives and the Henderson Police Department for comment and further information.


If you or someone you know have been affected by domestic abuse, we encourage you to reach out:

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

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