01/04/2016

In Hip Hop History Today “Rapper Vanilla Ice spends night in jail” Jan 4, 2001

In January 2001, Robert Matthew Van Winkle better known as Vanilla Ice was arrested by police in Davie, Florida for assaulting his wife, Laura. According to the criminal complaint, Ice and his wife argued as they drove on Interstate 595. Ice admitted to pulling hair from her head to prevent her from jumping out of the truck’s window. He pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct four months later and was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend family therapy sessions.