In January of 2014, Flavor Flav, hip-hop pioneer and star of the TV reality show, “Flavor of Love,” was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Never one to shy away from controversy, recently in court, the star plead guilty to charges of domestic violence stemming from a 2012 incident involving the 18 year old son of his girlfriend.
According to reports, the incident occurred in October of 2012 and involved Flav chasing his girlfriend’s son around the house with a kitchen knife while threatening to kill him, and then stabbing said knife through the door of a bedroom. Flav’s attorney, Kristina Wildveld, told reporters that the family has been in counseling for a year, and have reconciled. Flavor Flav himself is quoted to have said on the issue “
Had Flavor Flav not plead guilty to domestic violence charges, he would have gone on trial for child endangerment, and faced a possibility of 12 years behind bars in state prison. Since he chose to plead guilty to lesser charges, Flav is facing a maximum of 1 year in county jail should he violate the terms of his agreement.
Flav’s last court date is scheduled for August 18th in Las Vegas.
In California, allegations of domestic violence are one of the most common occurrences to which authorities respond. Those convicted, depending on the severity of the injuries inflicted (if any), and the circumstances of the particular case, often end up having to go through a domestic batterer’s class and it’s not uncommon to face jail time as well.
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