(CMR) Jamaican American rapper Sean Kingston (34) was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion.
According to AP, Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was arrested without incident on a Florida warrant in the area of Fort Irwin, an Army base in the desert about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles.
Earlier in the day, Broward detectives arrested his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, during the raid of the rapper’s 14,000-square foot (1,300-square meter) home in Southwest Ranches. Authorities reportedly filled a van with items seized from the mansion was surrounded by expensive sports cars.
“People love negative energy! I am good, and so is my mother! … My lawyers are handling everything as we speak,” Kingston posted on Instagram Thursday. The post was later taken down.
Robert Rosenblatt, an attorney representing the artist and his mother, said the allegations against the two will be dealt with in court.
“We look forward to addressing these in court and are confident of a successful resolution for Shawn and his mother,” Rosenblatt said in an email to AP.
Florida Department of Corrections records show Kingston is currently on two years probation for trafficking stolen property, AP reported. Kingston will be held in California pending extradition to Florida.
Kingston's mother pleaded guilty in 2006 to bank fraud for stealing over $160,000 and served nearly 1.5 years in prison. She was being held at the Broward jail Thursday night on $160,000 bond.
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