Also, his mother has been detained following the singer’s arrest. accused of not having enough money to pay for a large television.
By BBC News
May 24, 2024 10:53 AM
Sean Kingston arrested after police raid singer’s home
The singer Sean Kingston has been arrested in California just hours after the police raided his Florida home, where the mother of his suspect was taken into custody.
Mr. Kingston was slammed in February of a business of not paying the full amount for a large audio and TV.
He was arrested at Fort Irwin, southern California in connection with theft and fraud charges in connection with an Florida warrant, authorities in the second state reported.
In a previous post on social media In a post on social media, Mr. Kingston claimed that the lawyers of his firm were “handling everything”.
A Florida officers raided a home close to Fort Lauderdale at which the singer whose legal title is Kisean Anderson – was named as living in court papers dating back to February.
US media, including the BBC’s sister company CBS News – reported that the woman who was arrested was the mother of Mr Kingston.
The news outlet confirmed the raid. BBC The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it issued arrest warrants as well as search warrants on the property.
“As an outcome from the probe, a female adult, Janice Turner, 2/16/1963 was arrested for a variety of theft and fraud charges.
“This investigation is active and ongoing.”
The officers were seen allegedly taking items from the premises afterward. It’s not known if the arrests were connected to the claims of the company.
His arrest later in Southern California occurred “without incident”, Broward police declared. Mr Kingston was scheduled to be booked into the jail at San Bernadino.
Mr. Kingston along with his mum, who is known via Instagram by the name of Mama Kingston, have been requested to respond.
Before his arrest, Kingston seemed to discuss the events via the Instagram account.
“I am good and so is my mother,” the singer stated in reply to rumors that the woman who was arrested was his mother.
“My lawyers are handling everything as we speak,” said the lawyer.
The lawyer who represents the two acknowledged that accusations had been directed at them, telling an AP media agency that: “We look forward to addressing these in court and are confident of a successful resolution.”
In court documents viewed in the BBC, Ver Ver Entertainment says that Mr. Kingston reached out to the company on social media in the month of September 2023 to purchase the “232-inch Colossal TV, coupled with a robust sound system”.
The company says Mr. Kingston “induced” the business to buy the equipment by requesting “as small a downpayment as possible” through “numerous false representations”, such as a suggestion that he make promotional videos for the business with Justin Bieber.
After this installation process, the firm states that Mr. Kingston did not make the rest of the payments and accused him of breaching contract and for fraud.
An attorney representing Ver Ver Entertainment told Miami’s Local 10 news that the firm was looking to recover it from the home following the raid by police.
“We know that our property is inside this house right here, so as soon as the raid takes place, we are going to have a crew of people in there to reassemble it and take it back to its rightful owner.”
Mr Kingston, 34, is famous for his hits like Beautiful Girls, Fire Burning and Eenie Meenie with Justin Bieber.
