Flavor Flav was arrested after a traffic stop and released to attend his mother's funeral.

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Flavor Flav was arrested after a traffic stop and released to attend his mother's funeral.

Flavor Flav was arrested today (January 9) in Nassau County, New York after a traffic stop, according to Complex.

Flav was driving at 79 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone, according to the publication's report. The state trooper who pulled Flav over found 16 suspensions on his record and marijuana in Flav's possession.

Flavor Flav was arrested for felony aggravated unlicensed operation, among other charges. He was then released and was able to attend his mother Anna Drayton's funeral, who passed away New Year's Eve.

On December 31, Flavor spoke about his mother's passing on Twitter.