DaBaby Was Arrested On Battery Charges In Miami

On Thursday night (January 2), DaBaby was arrested in Miami on battery bills. The Miami Herald reports that the North Carolina rapper, place on Earth Jonathan Kirk, was brought in for questioning related to a robbery that happened earlier that day. While there, authorities discovered that he had an open warrant in Texas due to a battery charge, and he was arrested. His bond is set at $1,500.


"He was taken to headquarters for questioning, reference a possible robbery," Miami police spokeswoman Kiara Delva instructed them Herald. "We haven't confirmed his involvement in the scenario, nevertheless robbery detectives were questioning him."


According to TMZ, the alleged robbery for which police brought in DaBaby for questioning relates to an altercation with a promoter. Right after DaBaby and his entourage reportedly met with the unnamed man, the rapper felt he was being cheated out of earned cash. The police report states that the confrontation escalated into a physical altercation right after that, leading to two boys being punched. DaBaby was detained immediately after that.


DaBaby was also recently arrested on December 23 for pot possession in his hometown of Charlotte. The next day, the rapper spoke to news outlets about releasing footage proving that he did nothing wrong in the arrest. "What we got is high-quality audio and video of me doing everything nevertheless resisting arrest before they just brought me down here," he mentioned. "And we plan to be airing it out, and y'all will visualize how dirty the CM police department just did me on the holidays in front of my daughter As soon as I was putting on a show for my city."