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FILE- In this May 16, 2014, file photo, Entertainer Flavor Flav, center, walks out of Nassau County Court in Mineola, N.Y. Flav, whose real name is William Drayton was arrested on Long Island in Jan. 9, 2014, on his way to his mother\'s funeral. A spokesman for Nassau County acting District Attorney Madeline Singas confirmed that Drayton has a Jan. 21, 2015, court appearance (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)

Rapper Flavor Flav indicted on driving charges stemming from highway stop on Long Island

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Rapper Flavor Flav is due in a Long Island courtroom later this month after being indicted on charges stemming from a traffic stop while driving to his mother’s funeral.

Court documents show the rapper, whose real name is William Drayton, was indicted last month on a felony charge of driving with a suspended license. He also faces a speeding violation and two misdemeanours for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

A spokesman for Nassau County acting District Attorney Madeline Singas (SIHNG’-uhs) declined to comment. The spokesman confirmed that Drayton has a Jan. 21 court appearance. Drayton’s attorney, who has been seeking to reach a plea agreement, declined to comment.

The rapper-reality TV star from Roosevelt, New York, was arrested Jan. 9, 2014, on the Meadowbrook Parkway.

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