Many New Yorkers probably remember rapper Ice-T's huge outburst last month when he was pulled over on the West Side of Manhattan for not wearing a seatbelt. Yet it looks like Ice-T will now be able to keep his cool since the criminal charges against him have been dropped.
The New York Post reports that the rapper was charged in July for driving with a suspended license, but posted on his Twitter that the charges were "bulls**t" immediately after his arrest and used other foul language to describe New York law enforcers. Ironically, Ice-T has composed rap songs about killing cops. The man had New York criminal defense attorneys Eric Franz and Timothy Parlatore prepared to represent him in court, but prosecutors decided to drop the charges yesterday.
In a Manhattan courtroom, prosecutors stated that the rapper's license had never been suspended and blamed the incident on a DMV clerical error. New York criminal defense attorneys explained that he dropped his New York automobile insurance after he re-registered his vehicle in New Jersey. New York's DMV recorded the insurance cancellation, but not that he'd turned in the registration. He initially said that he would file a lawsuit to get revenge with DMV, but now the rapper is saying that he's ditched any plans for a lawsuit.
"Like I said from the gate, I never broke the law," the rapper told New York Post. "I never had knowledge of any suspension. That's why I got so angry when they put me in handcuffs."
Related Resources:
- Rapper Ice-T Arrested in New York, Expresses Anger on Twitter (FindLaw's New York Criminal Law Blog)
- Find a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer (FindLaw)
- Driving Without a Valid Driver's License (FindLaw)
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