Flavor Flav's fractious relationship with the law shows no sign of abating: Chuck D's sideman in Public Enemy has been arrested by Las Vegas police for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening his fiancée's 17-year-old son with a knife.
The rapper, 53, could face six years in prison if convicted. He was being held in Clark county jail ahead of an expected court appearance today, with bail set at $23,000 (£14,000).
The news comes just after Public Enemy were announced as among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, and ahead of the group's headline set at the Freeze festival in London on 27 October.
Flavor Flav has been in trouble with the law repeatedly throughout his life, starting with robbery and burglary charges when he was still at school. In 1991 he pleaded guilty to assaulting his then girlfriend and served 30 days in jail. Two years later he was imprisoned for 90 days after shooting at his neighbour. In 2002 he spent nine weeks in prison for multiple driving and probation offences. Last year he was arrested over assorted outstanding driving offences. There have also been other charges related to domestic violence and drug possession.
Flavor Flav's most recent stint in the public eye was this summer, when he co-starred and rapped in the web series Dr Fubalous.
