Once a fugitive from the law, Kid Vegas is now representing it, if you can believe this.

I spoke to Vegas Thursday night. He’s currently residing far south of Ventura boulevard in areas where cell phone signals don’t play very well. The reason for this is the fact that Vegas’ other place of residence in Chatsworth went through foreclosure. The reasons why sound complicated but Vegas was being threatened with having his power cut off and then the Fire dept. slapped his landlord with a notice.

“It was a shambles and the Dept. of Health said the place was unlivable,” Vegas adds.

“Until I find a new place I’m up in Woodland Hills staying with some friends.”

Vegas is also on the mend having been in a car accident.

“I totaled my BMW,” he says. “I’m on state disability right now. My back and my neck are messed up. But I’m getting better.”

The rumors also prove true in that Kid Vegas is now a hired gun, that he’s professional protection, a security guy.

“Yeah, I’m doing executive protection and armed security,” he explains. “I’ve got all my licenses and permits and everything. And I’m going to be doing bounty hunting soon.”

“That was an occupation that was made for you,” I tell him. “With all your brushes with the law [and there have been many] how did you get involved in security?”

“All those charges were bullshit,” says Vegas. Of the most explosive ones, Vegas was accused of raping a cop’s daughter in Nevada several years ago.

“The Dept. of Justice knows and the state obviously knows it’s bullshit because they issued me gun licenses,” continues Vegas who tells me about the concealed weapons permits he has from the states of Florida and Utah. Vegas who was in training at the Los Angeles police academy recently before his accident, says California would only issue him an exposed firearms permit, though.

“Ever day of your life is like a chapter from a book,” I tell the Kid who first walked into my office ten years ago with Johnny Toxic. And the tomb of Orson Welles then almost gave up its dead when Vegas began directing movies.

And he still plans to direct. He’s got two projects lined up. One is called Kid Vegas’ Chicken Fuckers.

“It’s mutant human chickens- I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time,” he says. “Another one is a revival thing for the industry to open their eyes. It’s called Kid Vegas: I Am Legend.”