Flavor Flav arrested after traffic stop in Vegas

Rapper jailed for four separate automobile offenses on his record Getty Images William Jonathan Drayton, Jr, aka Flavor Flav, is pictured in a booking photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on April 29. Us Weekly No, boi! Flavor Flav was arrested on Friday in Las Vegas, TMZ reports. The rapper and reality star (real Name: William Jonathan Drayton, Jr.) was pulled over Friday night; when officers ran his name, they learned there were four separate automobile offenses on his record. PHOTOS: Celebrity mugshots! Flav's offenses? Charges of driving without proof of insurance, a parking violation and two cases of driving without a license. A law enforcement officer tells the site that Flav, 52, was taken to a nearby jail, booked and eventually released. PHOTOS: Flav and other stars' expensive divorces The rapper has a history of trouble with the law: before dropping out of school in 11th grade, he'd spent time in jail for robbery and burglary. He also struggled with drug addiction throughout the 90s, and in 1991 pled guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Karen Ross and served 30 days in jail. PHOTOS: Celebs returning to reality TV In 1993, he was changed with attempted murder for shooting at a neighbor. In 2002, Flav spent nine weeks in Rikers Island jail for driving with a suspended license, numerous parking tickets and not showing up on time for meetings with his probation officer.