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Flavor Flav arrested in Las Vegas for assault with a deadly weapon

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Published April 06, 2016

TMZ

Flavor Flav was arrested early Wednesday morning in Las Vegas after allegedly assaulting someone in his house with a deadly weapon, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that Flav -- real name William Drayton Jr. -- allegedly got into a heated verbal argument with a teenager in his house as well as his fiancee.

His fiancee then called 911.

PHOTO: Flava's mug shot.

It's unclear if the teenager is Flavor's child.

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According to law enforcement sources, Flav allegedly threatened one person with a knife during the argument, and battered the other. It's unclear which person he threatened, and which he physically attacked.

Flav was arrested around 3 a.m. and booked on two charges -- felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor domestic violence (battery).

He's currently being held on $23,000 bail.

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