Cops plan to charge rascally rapper Busta Rhymes with assault after he allegedly beat up an employee ironically on boxing day.
The hip-hop star, who is out of the country, will be hit with charges when he returns after New Year's Day, sources said.
The bust-up allegedly took place Dec. 26 in Rhymes' office at 84 W. Broadway near City Hall.
Eddie Hatchett, 39, who worked as one of Rhymes' drivers, filed a police complaint saying he went to see the rapper at 7 p.m. to collect money he was owed. Instead of taking out his wallet, the rapper put up his fists, Hatchett claimed. Rhymes landed a number of punches, including one that struck Hatchett's face and caused a laceration, the driver said.
On Dec. 27, Hatchett, who lives in Brooklyn, tried to file a complaint at the 83rd Precinct station house near his home. Officers directed him to the 1st Precinct station house in lower Manhattan, where the alleged assault occurred. Hatchett filed his charges there. Police contacted Kalina and learned that Rhymes is out of the country, possibly in Africa.
Cops plan to charge him with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
Hatchett initially declined to discuss the case last night. Then he said, "I'm just an average Joe trying to support my family."
Rhymes, 34, whose real name is Trevor Smith will be glad to see the end of 2006, a year in which he has had more police attention than any of those previously. He is already facing charges of assault, attempted assault and harassment for allegedly beating up a fan who spit on a car in the star's entourage on West 19th Street Aug. 12.
As well as alledgedly hitting ex-source editor Dave Mays and refusing to talk to police about the fatal shooting on the set of the "Touch It" video shoot, which resulted in the death of his bodyguard.
The hip-hop star, who is out of the country, will be hit with charges when he returns after New Year's Day, sources said.
The bust-up allegedly took place Dec. 26 in Rhymes' office at 84 W. Broadway near City Hall.
Eddie Hatchett, 39, who worked as one of Rhymes' drivers, filed a police complaint saying he went to see the rapper at 7 p.m. to collect money he was owed. Instead of taking out his wallet, the rapper put up his fists, Hatchett claimed. Rhymes landed a number of punches, including one that struck Hatchett's face and caused a laceration, the driver said.
On Dec. 27, Hatchett, who lives in Brooklyn, tried to file a complaint at the 83rd Precinct station house near his home. Officers directed him to the 1st Precinct station house in lower Manhattan, where the alleged assault occurred. Hatchett filed his charges there. Police contacted Kalina and learned that Rhymes is out of the country, possibly in Africa.
Cops plan to charge him with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
Hatchett initially declined to discuss the case last night. Then he said, "I'm just an average Joe trying to support my family."
Rhymes, 34, whose real name is Trevor Smith will be glad to see the end of 2006, a year in which he has had more police attention than any of those previously. He is already facing charges of assault, attempted assault and harassment for allegedly beating up a fan who spit on a car in the star's entourage on West 19th Street Aug. 12.
As well as alledgedly hitting ex-source editor Dave Mays and refusing to talk to police about the fatal shooting on the set of the "Touch It" video shoot, which resulted in the death of his bodyguard.
