Busta Rhymes' legal woes continue to mount as the Brooklyn bred rapper was arrested in New York on drunk driving charges early Thursday morning (May 3).
According to the Associated Press, Rhymes (born Trevor Smith) was stopped by officers at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Manhattan's West Side because the SUV he was driving had overly tinted windows. Authorities claim they smelled booze on the rapper's breath and he was then taken into custody on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Busta is expected to be arraigned later today. His lawyer, Scott Leemon, declined to comment and said he would address the charges in court.
Busta is also tentatively scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday (May 8). He is charged with assaulting his former driver, Eddie Hatchett, during a dispute over back pay. He is also charged for assaulting a fan who allegedly spit on his car in August.
In February, a Manhattan judge offered him a plea deal that would have kept him out of jail if he plead guilty to both assault charges. She would withdraw her offer three days later after Busta was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
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