Village People Cop Runs Afoul of the Law
Victor Edward Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s music group the Village People, was being sought on arrest warrants after failing to show up for sentencing in a drug case Thursday, authorities said.
Willis, who co-wrote disco hits such as “Macho Man” and “In the Navy” before leaving the Village People in the late 1970s, was arrested July 11 after a Daly City police officer found a gun and what was believed to be crack cocaine in his car after a traffic stop.
Willis was scheduled to be sentenced in San Mateo County Superior Court but failed to show up. Judge Mark Forcum issued a no-bail warrant for a probation violation and a $200,000 warrant for the drug case, a clerk said.
Willis’ attorney, Kenneth Quigley, told the San Francisco Chronicle that his client left a message with him Wednesday night saying he couldn’t attend the hearing.
“He is scheduled for surgery. That’s really as much as I know,” Quigley told the newspaper.
Willis also had an outstanding $15,000 felony warrant for possession of narcotics, police said.
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