Earlier today, rapper Jim Jones was arrested outside his Fair Lawn, New Jersey, home.
Fair Lawn-Saddlebrook Patch
reports that officers were called to Jones' home for a complaint about a
car illegally parked in front of his house that was
encased in snow.
When Sgt. James Corcoran arrived on the scene, Jones approached him to
find out what he was doing. Corcoran ran the hip hop star's name through
a police database and discovered two warrants. One was for failure to
remove snow from the sidewalk, and the other for a vehicle violation.
Jones
reportedly disputed the warrants and refused to go to headquarters to
pay the fees associated with the charges. He then "got out of line" with
the officer, which lead to an arrest for disorderly conduct and
obstruction.
Lt. Derek Bastinck of the Fair Lawn Police Department said that
residents with these types of outstanding warrants can simply visit the
station and pay their fines. But Jones wasn't having it. "If [people
with outstanding warrants] agree, we'll just have them come down and pay
what they owe, but if they don't agree, they're placed under arrest,"
Bastinck said.
This isn't Jones' first tangle with law enforcement. In October, he
was ordered to pay a fine after pleading guilty to charges surrounding a
riot in a Foxwoods, Connecticut casino. No word yet on when he will be released.
Story developing ....
Source: BET.com
