Post by ironman on Jan 4, 2007 14:31:01 GMT 1
Lawyer Claims Busta Rhymes Arrest Is 'Payback'
Rapper under intense criticism for refusing to cooperate with police investigations into bodyguard's slaying
Busta Rhymes was arrested and charged with assault and other offenses on Saturday after his performance at the AmsterJam Festival in New York. On Monday (August 21), Rhymes' attorney, Scott Leemon, told MTV News that the arrest was "payback," presumably for the rapper's refusal to cooperate with police investigations into the unsolved February slaying of his bodyguard, Israel Ramirez.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told MTV News on Monday that Rhymes (real name: Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr.) was arrested in connection with an incident that occurred in the early hours of August 12. According to a copy of the complaint report from the Manhattan district attorney's office, Rhymes was charged with five counts: two of assault in the third degree, one of attempted assault in the third degree, one of harassment in the second degree and one of possession of knives or instruments.
(taken from MTV website)
