Singer-rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in San Bernardino County on Thursday, hours after a SWAT team raided his rented mansion in South Florida. Kingston, known for hits “Beautiful Girls” and “Fire Burning,” was arrested near the Fort Irwin Army base without incident in connection to a Florida warrant, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Associated Press . The Teen Choice Awards winner, 34, was detained hours after his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, was arrested in Florida.
SWAT officers descended Thursday afternoon on Kingston’s rented mansion in Southwest Ranches, an affluent Fort Lauderdale suburb that touts action star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson among its high-profile residents. A spokesperson for the Broward County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to The Times’ request Friday for more details about the arrests. Law enforcement officers could be seen after the raid loading a van with goods, AP said.
Video from NBC6 South Florida showed several high-end vehicles — including a Mercedes-Benz, a pair of Bentleys and a Tesla — parked outside the property. Robert Rosenblatt, a legal representative for the “Eenie Meenie” singer (real name Kisean Anderson) and his mother, told AP on Thursday he is “aware of allegations” against his clients and is “confident of a successful resolution.” Before his own arrest, the Jamaica-raised artist seemingly addressed the raid and his mother’s arrest on Instagram.
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