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

Jan 25, 2018 | 1:00 PM

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.

Ken Ritter, The Associated Press