MC Hammer was arrested for obstructing a
police officer - and launched into a series of Tweets denying wrongdoing and
alleging profiling.
First, the officer's side of the story:
Law enforcement officials in Dublin,
Calif., said Hammer was in a
vehicle with an expired registration and he was not the registered
owner.
"After asking Hammer who the
registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer,"
police spokesman Herb Walters told CNN.
Hammer, 50, was then arrested on
suspicion of resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance
of his duties, according to Walters.
The incident occurred at the Hacienda
Crossings shopping center, but the '90s rap and dance icon tells a very
different version of what went down.
Alleging profiling, Hammer claims he was
asked whether he was on parole or probation before the police officer tried to
pull him out of his vehicle.
Hammer Tweeted, "chubby elvis
looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said
'Are you on parole or probation?'"
"While I was handing him my ID he
reached in my car and tried to pull me out the car but forgot he was on a
steady donut diet," he continued.
The rapper later said that the
"only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man
with an agenda, a gun and a badge."
"It was comical to me until he
pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help (MallCop) !!! But
make no mistake he's dangerous."
Hammer was booked and released on bail
from Santa Rita Jail; a court date is next month, and police have until that time
to decide on any charges.
No drugs or alcohol were suspected in
the incident, which Hammer (real name Stanley Kirk Burrell) is still livid
over, Tweeting:
"I will now answer his question,
contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or
probation fat boy!!!," he wrote of his "eye opener."
Hammer has been enjoying a career
resurgence after taking the stage with "Gangnam Style" performer PSY
on several occasions last year.
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