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Originally Posted by Intellivision
Remember this guy's arrest back in March?
He just got probation.
Ex-Village People singer gets probation on drug charges
John Coté, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
(09-05) 11:06 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- A San Mateo County judge today decided against prison time for former Village People lead singer and "cop" Victor Willis, sentencing the faded disco star to three years probation and drug treatment after he pleaded no contest to drug charges.
Judge Mark Forcum directed Willis to complete at least a 6-month drug treatment program or face three years and eight months in prison.
Willis' attorney, Mark Geragos, said his client was scheduled to be released from the San Mateo County jail today and then would fly to Southern California, where he will enroll in a 30-day program at the Betty Ford clinic followed by a 6-month treatment program in Long Beach.
"Obviously we're gratified that Judge Forcum went out on a limb and gave him another chance," Geragos said outside a Redwood City courtroom. "I think he sees Victor's enormous potential and senses that this time he has at least what appears to be a genuine commitment to keeping his sobriety."
Willis, who was the "cop" character in the famed disco group and co-wrote such hits as "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man," pleaded no contest in July as part of a deal that covered three different cases involving drug and weapons charges.
Willis and a female companion were arrested after a traffic stop in South San Francisco in March. Both initially gave false names to police, and officers later found a small amount of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, prosecutors said.
At the time, there was an arrest warrant out for Willis after he failed to appear for sentencing on a September conviction on drug and weapons charges stemming from a July 2005 traffic stop in Daly City, when police found Willis had 3 grams of cocaine and a loaded .45-caliber handgun. He also faced a third case for a probation violation.
Under the plea deal, Willis could have received one of two sentences: two years in state prison or six months in county jail followed by a drug-treatment program. With credit for time already served, Willis' 6-months in jail has been completed. Willis, in a statement on his Web site, victorwillisworld.com, has said he plans to release a book about his life and begin a tour next year.
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Too Much Time On My Hands
Written by Tommy Shaw
Lead Vocals by Tommy Shaw
Sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool
Got the twelve o'clock news blues
And I've given up hope on the afternoon soaps
And a bottle of cold brew
Is it any wonder I'm not crazy? Is it any wonder I'm sane at all
Well I'm so tired of losing- I got nothing to do and all day to do it
I go out cruisin' but I've no place to go and all night to get there
Is it any wonder I'm not a criminal?
Is it any wonder I'm not in jail?
Is it any wonder I've got
Too much time on my hands, it's ticking away with my sanity
I've got too much time on my hands, it's hard to believe such a calamity
I've got too much time on my hands and it's ticking away from me
Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands
Too much time on my hands
Well, I'm a jet fuel genius - I can solve the world's problems
Without even trying
I have dozens of friends and the fun never ends
That is, as long as I'm buying
Is it any wonder I'm not the president
(He's not the president)
Is it any wonder I'm null and void?
Is it any wonder I've got
Too much time on my hands, it's ticking away at my sanity
I've got too much time on my hands, it's hard to believe such a calamity
I've got too much time on my hands and it's ticking away from me
Too much time on my hands, too much time on my hands
Too much time on my hands