Foxy Brown pleads not guilty in Broward court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Rapper Foxy Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged scuffle in a beauty supply store.
Judge Joel Lazarus set a trial for June.
"I am going to stand up and fight and take care of this," Brown said outside the courthouse, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Lazarus had issued an arrest warrant for Brown after she did not show up to a scheduled court date. Lazarus withdrew the arrest warrant Wednesday. Defense lawyers said the arraignment notice telling Brown about the date was mailed to an old address.
Brown was charged in February with battery and resisting arrest without violence.
According to the Florida arrest report, Brown was applying beauty products in the bathroom when a Queen Beauty Supply employee told her the business was closed and she needed to leave. She refused and threw hair glue at the employee, the report said. Brown then spat on the man as he called 911.
She later struggled with a police officer who responded to the call, the report said. She was released on a $1,500 bond.
Brown's real name is Inga Marchand. Her albums include "Ill Na Na" and "Chyna Doll" and she is known for her sexy outfits and racy lyrics.
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