Ol' Dirty Bastard will be held without bail in a Philadelphia jail until a December 7 hearing determines whether he is extradited to New York or California, a judge ruled Tuesday (November 28).

The Wu-Tang Clan rapper fled a court-mandated drug rehab program in California last month and was arrested as a fugitive Monday afternoon while surrounded by fans in a south Philadelphia McDonald's parking lot (see "O.D.B. Nabbed By Philly Police").

He faces outstanding drug, traffic and domestic violence warrants in New York. "Based simply on geography, New York will probably get him first," said Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Michael O'Gara, who prosecuted O.D.B.for parole violations.

Ol' Dirty Bastard was ordered held without bail because he is "obviously a flight risk," said Cathie Abookire, spokesperson for the Philadelphia district attorney's office.

Larry Charles, who was said to be the rapper's attorney in Philadelphia, could not be reached for comment.

Peter Frankel, the rapper's New York attorney, declined to comment on his client's arrest, but said he is prepared to defend O.D.B.on the criminal charges he faces there, which include cocaine possession charges in Queens and Brooklyn.

Ol' Dirty Bastard (born Russell Jones) had been living at the Impact House rehab center in Pasadena, California, after serving six months in county jail for violating probation by drinking alcohol. Last month he fled as he was being transported from the center to Los Angeles Criminal Courthouse (see "Ol' Dirty Bastard Flees Drug-Treatment Facility").

The rapper joined the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan onstage at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom last week. He left the venue without being arrested, despite the presence of numerous police officers outside the venue. The performance was the first time he'd surfaced publicly since his escape (see "Performance By Fugitive O.D.B. Stuns Wu-Tang Clan Crowd").

Robert L. Shapiro, the rapper's California attorney, had no comment on the case, his secretary said Tuesday.