Rapper Busta Rhymes was headed to
court yesterday (March 26th) to accept a plea deal for two assault
charges that would have allowed him to avoid jail time. Instead,
the rapper was surprised to learn that Judge Tanya Kennedy had
taken the deal off the table and replaced it with one that would
call for the rapper to serve one year in jail concurrently for both
charges.
Allhiphop.com reports that Judge Kennedy's decision was based on
the fact that the rapper was arrested again on February 20th for
driving with a suspended license.
Rhymes rejected Kennedy's new deal and a trial date was set for May
8th.
The rapper's two assault charges stem from two separate incidents.
The first occurred last August when the rapper allegedly assaulted
a fan who spit on his Maybach. The other charge stems from an
incident in December in which Rhymes allegedly beat up a former
driver, Edward Hatchett, who was meeting with him over outstanding
back pay.