Police: Man cited for attack on Flavor Flav at Vegas casino

Police: Man cited for attack on Flavor Flav at Vegas casino | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - This Nov. 20, 2014 file photo shows rapper Flavor Flav, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., at the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Police in Las Vegas say Ugandi Howard, 44, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge for attacking the entertainer at a local casino. Officer Laura Meltzer said, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, that Drayton was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the incident on Tuesday. Howard was issued a summons to appear March 6 in Las Vegas Justice Court. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP, File)

LAS VEGAS – A 44-year-old man who served prison time for manslaughter faces a misdemeanour battery charge in an attack involving entertainer Flavor Flav at a casino, police said Thursday.

The rapper and reality television star, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., was treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the late Tuesday incident at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, said Officer Laura Meltzer Meltzer.

The alleged attacker, Ugandi Howard, was given a summons to appear March 6 in Las Vegas Justice Court, she said.

Meltzer confirmed that Howard was arrested in a 1993 slaying case.

He served prison time in Nevada for an involuntary manslaughter conviction and was released in 2005, court and prison records said.

Video aired by website TMZ shows a man punching Drayton amid slot machines on the casino floor.

An attempt to reach Howard by telephone was unsuccessful. It was not clear if he has a lawyer.

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