The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has revealed details of that previously reported Mos Def arrest warrant to AllHipHop.com.
The Clark County DA's office want to prosecute the rapper, real name Dante Smith, on two counts, one of felony robbery and a second of malicious destruction of private property. It all relates to that incident back on 26 Aug, and the previously reported altercation between Smith and Volker Corell, a photographer hired by the Men's Apparel and Garment Industry Convention, during which the hip hop star allegedly removed a camera from Corell's possession.
Public Information Officer Ramon Denby is quoted as saying: "The initial report was taken by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority. By the time we arrived, the property, which in this case was a Nikon camera, had been returned. Detectives then took statements from witnesses and spoke to the victim and proceeded to gather the necessary evidence to turn the case over to the District Attorney's office".
Explaining the time lapse between the incident, and the issuing of the warrants, Denby said: "We have to have a certain amount of evidence to present a case to the DA's office, who then makes the determination to move forward. This was just a standard investigating time".
The LVMPD are now waiting for Mos Def/his lawyers to contact them and arrange a 'self surrender'.