Village people "Cop" going to jail for guns/drugs

[Grimmlok]

J-A-I-L.. i'm gonna spend time at the J-A-I-L...

An ex-member of The Village People faces prison after missing a court hearing where he was due to be sentenced on drug and gun charges.
Victor Willis, who dressed as a policeman in the group, is charged with possessing cocaine and a loaded handgun in California last July.

He failed to attend Tuesday's San Mateo County Superior Court hearing.

Mr Willis, 54, also failed to attend an October hearing, when his lawyer said he was "scheduled for surgery".

Original member

He had faced a maximum of 16 months in prison after pleading no contest to the drugs and gun charges.

Mr Willis was freed in lieu of $100,000 (£56,000) bail.

However, after failing to appear in court twice Mr Willis could now face more than three years in prison.

An original member of The Village People, who had hits including YMCA and Go West, the songwriter and performer left the band in the late 1970s.

His last known address was a trailer park in Daly City.

[Sojiita]

Damn..three years is along time!

[Palermo]

is he the one that used to be married to Phylicia Rashad, Mrs. Cosby?

[dakodas]

He has enough minor celebrity that he will get his drawhs washed and his needs met-whatever they may be. People in prison are star fuckhahs!

[Elvira]

is he the one that used to be married to Phylicia Rashad, Mrs. Cosby?

Yes, that's him.

Willis was recruited to the band by founder Jacques Morali in 1977, and was the lead vocalist on several of the Village People hits, notably the still-popular YMCA. Willis married former television star Phylicia Rashad in 1978 but was divorced in 1980. Around the time of his divorce, Willis was also fired from the Village People for cocaine abuse. He was replaced by Ray Simpson.

LINKhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Willis