Pop singer Sean Kingston will return to his home state of Florida, where SWAT officers conducted a search at his rental house last week. The Jamaica-raised musician, known for hits “Beautiful Girls” and “Take You There,” waived his rights to fight extradition in California and agreed to go back to Florida, where he and his mother face 10 charges of theft and fraud . Florida police accuse Kingston, 34, and his 61-year-old mother Janice Turner of stealing more than $1 million in money, jewelry and other goods from several businesses from October through March.
Kingston (real name Kisean Anderson) signed documents agreeing to forgo extradition hearings on Tuesday, the Associated Press confirmed . San Bernardino County officials will work with the Broward County Sheriff’s Offices in Florida to iron out the details of Kingston’s return. Robert Alan Rosenblatt, an attorney for Kingston and Turner, told The Times on Wednesday that his team was working to have the singer “returned to Florida at least cost to all.
” Rosenblatt added: “We deny all of the allegations and look forward to trying this case to a Florida jury.” Kingston, who rose to popularity in the early aughts with his catchy hit “Beautiful Girls,” was arrested near Ft. Irwin in San Bernardino County on May 23.
He was arrested hours after SWAT officers conducted a raid on his rental home in Southwest Ranches, an affluent suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. After the raid, officers were seen loading a va.