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12-23-2005 10:42 AM |
Village People Cop on the Lam-Most Wanted
(Bay City News ) A man who helped make famous the songs "YMCA" and "In the Navy" will soon be featured on the television show "America's Most Wanted" after failing to appear in a San Mateo County courtroom for his sentencing in October, according to San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
According to Wagstaffe, a crew from the criminal-busting TV show has taped a segment on Victor Willis, 54, the original policeman from the musical group the Village People.
Willis was pulled over around 11 p.m. on July 11 in Daly City for an unspecified traffic violation in the area of Bayshore Boulevard and Geneva Avenue, according to police reports.
After being stopped, Willis was found to be in possession of 3.23 grams of cocaine and a loaded .45-gauge, semi-automatic handgun, according to the district attorney's office.
When questioned by officers, Willis reportedly gave a false name -- his brother's -- and had a fake license, the district attorney's office reported.
On Oct. 19 Willis reportedly left a phone message with his attorney Kenneth Quigley informing him he would not be present at his Oct. 20 sentencing because of some needed dental work, Wagstaffe reported.
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Mark Forcum issued a $200,000 bench warrant for Willis, who was out of custody on his own recognizance.
Willis previously accepted a plea bargain with a maximum 16-month term in state prison, and enrollment in a drug and alcohol treatment program, according to Wagstaffe.
Willis, whose probation report is "quite negative," according to Forcum, is also charged with violating his probation from a 2003 incident in which he was found in possession of 4 grams of cocaine.
According to Wagstaffe, America's Most Wanted staff indicated the show featuring the segment on Willis would air sometime in February.
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