Posted May 5, 2008

Rapper Foxy Brown has been away from her prison home on Rikers Island for just two weeks, but today a bench warrent for the Brooklyn MC's arrest was issued. Foxy was due in court today to handle assault and weapons charges, but did not show up.

The charges are related to an incident involving the rapper's Prospect Heights neighbor and the volume of Foxy's car stereo. The entertainer allegedly struck the female neighbor, who also complained about Foxy's entourage, with a Blackberry telephone, causing the woman to have a swollen lip, loose teeth and swelling in her right eye.

Brown is also due in court on later this week - May 8 - for additional assault charges related to an altercation at the Queen Beauty Supply Store in February of 2007, in Pembroke Pines, FL. Granted the rapper shows up to court as scheduled, she is expected to reach a plea with the State Attorney in Florida.

The rapper's lawyer in that case quit last week, citing irreconcilable differences.

***UPDATE 5/6/08: The bench warrent for Foxy Brown's arrest was rescinded the same day it was issued, according to TMZ. The warrant was a result of scheduling confusion, as the rapper's court date was confirmed changed with all parties, but not updated in the court records.