Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on Thursday on fraud prices, a number of hours after a SWAT group raided his rented South Florida dwelling. The Related Press reported that Kingston, whose actual title is Kisean Anderson, was taken into custody on a Florida warrant close to Fort Irwin, California, in accordance with the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Earlier Thursday, authorities mentioned they arrested the rapper’s 61-year-old mom, Janice Turner, following a raid on his mansion in Southwest Ranches, Florida. The AP reported that the sheriff’s workplace hasn’t launched particulars about particular prices, citing an ongoing investigation.
Reporters exterior his dwelling mentioned they may see authorities placing gadgets in a van, in accordance with the AP. The mansion was additionally surrounded by expensive-looking sports activities automobiles. Kingston wrote on his Instagram Story earlier within the day,
“Individuals love destructive power! I’m good, and so is my mom!… My legal professionals are dealing with all the things as we communicate.”
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to the rapper’s representatives for remark. Robert Rosenblatt, an legal professional representing Kingston and his mom, instructed the AP, “We’re conscious of a number of the allegations” being made in opposition to each of them.
“We look ahead to addressing these in courtroom and are assured of a profitable decision for Shawn and his mom,”
Rosenblatt wrote in an e-mail.
The AP reported that an legal professional who witnessed Turner’s arrest mentioned it was partly associated to a lawsuit he filed in opposition to Kingston in February accusing him of defrauding a Florida firm that put in a 232-inch tv in his dwelling.