Busta Busted!

New York Daily News, www.nydailynews.com, reports:


Rap star Busta Rhymes was being grilled by cops last night about the unsolved murder of his bodyguard after being busted for assaulting a man at a Randalls Island concert, a police source said.
Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was arrested at about 8 p.m. as he and his entourage tried to flee the East River island.
At least two members of Rhymes' crew were also taken into custody.
Cops said Rhymes, 34, was being investigated for assaulting a concert-goer identified as Roberto Lebron, who may have spat on Rhymes' car after the rapper's 5 p.m. performance at the Heineken AmsterJam Festival that also featured Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, LL Cool J and the Foo Fighters.
A police source said Rhymes tried to bolt off the island after getting a tip he was about to be arrested. Cops quickly headed him off at the pass at about 8 p.m., the source said.
The rapper and actor was questioned for a few hours last night at the 13th Precinct stationhouse on E. 21st St. near Second Ave. before leaving with his entourage.
Details of the assault were sketchy.
But the incident offered detectives a golden opportunity to interview Rhymes about the Feb. 5 slaying of his bodyguard, Israel Ramirez, a source said.
"I don't know if this is normally something he would even be arrested for," said a police source. "But his bouncer was killed and he didn't want to cooperate.
"This is our way of dealing with it."
Ramirez, 29, the father of three sons, was gunned down during a video shoot of Rhymes' "Touch It (Remix)" at a recording studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
The victim's family and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have criticized Rhymes for refusing to cooperate with detectives investigating the shooting. Police believe Rhymes has been stonewalling them because he's adhering to the rap industry's "stop-snitching" mantra.
Police suspect the shooting was sparked by a fight involving rap star Tony Yayo, a member of 50 Cent's posse.
Detectives believe the killer fled the scene by jumping into a car with Yayo, who has also refused to cooperate with the investigation.
A secret tape recording of the argument preceding the shooting indicates Rhymes witnessed the slaying and contains the voice of the gunman calling the rap star a "bitch" before pulling the trigger.