Busta Rhymes Cops Plea For Assault Charges, Gets Probation

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Published: Wednesday - January 23, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury

Busta Rhymes (Photo: Interscope)

Rapper Busta Rhymes accepted a plea bargain in a New York courtroom on Wednesday (January 23), which resulted in the rapper receiving three years of probation for assaulting his former driver and a fan in separate incidents, in another to other charges.

A Manhattan judge also ordered the 35-year-old rapper (real name: Trevor Smith) to 10 days of community service and a $1,250 fine for a past DUI charge (see "Busta Rhymes Arrested On DWI Charge") and driving with a suspended license (see "Busta Rhymes Arrested For Driving With Suspended License").

Busta pleaded to four charges in total.

In the beginning of January 2007, Busta was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly assaulting his former driver, after he visited the rapper to collect money he was owed a day after Christmas in 2006 (see "Busta Rhymes Arrested For Assault In New York"). Instead of collecting a check, he was attacked.

In August 2006, the rapper was arrested for another assault charge when he attacked a fan who spat on his car, following a performance (see "Busta Rhymes Arrested; Charged With Assault").

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