Don Cornelius Faces Five Years in Prison

by Linda Hobbs
Don Cornelius, the 72-year-old visionary who created Soul Train, is now facing five years in prison after picking up two more offenses following a domestic violence charge last month.

Cornelius is now charged with one count of keeping a witness from filing a police report, one count of assault with a deadly weapon, and his original three counts of spousal abuse. According to TMZ, though Cornelius is married police aren’t saying if the alleged victim is his wife.

Charges were filed by the L.A. City Attorney.