REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Victor Willis (search), the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was being sought after failing to show up Thursday for a sentencing in a drug case, authorities said.
Willis, who co-wrote disco hits such as "Macho Man" and "In the Navy," was arrested in July after police found a gun and what was believed to be crack cocaine in his car after a traffic stop.
He was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday morning in San Mateo County Superior Court, but failed to show up. The judge issued arrest warrants for a probation violation and for the drug case, a clerk said.
Willis also had an outstanding felony warrant for possession of narcotics, police said.
His attorney, Kenneth Quigley, told the San Francisco Chronicle (search) that Willis left a message with him Wednesday night saying he couldn't attend the hearing.
"He is scheduled for surgery. That's really as much as I know," Quigley told the newspaper.
The songwriter and performer left the Village People (search) in the late 1970s.
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