Rapper A$AP Rocky, who is the boyfriend to singer Rihanna, was arrested as he flew into LA on Wednesday morning, TMZ reports.
According to the report by TMZ, an eyewitnesses at the airport revealed that the rapper A$AP Rocky flew in to Los Angeles from Barbados on a private jet, where he was met by Police officers at the terminal and taken away in handcuffs. The rapper was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon with a gun.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the arrest stems from a November 6, 2021 incident, where an alleged victim claimed Rocky shot at them 3 or 4 times, grazing his left hand NBC News was first with the information.
Unclear exactly where the alleged shooting happened rapper A$AP Rocky performed at Complex Con in Long Beach on November 7, Rihanna was in attendance.
Rocky and a pregnant Rihanna have been living it up in her native country, jet skiing (while RiRi watched with binoculars) and hanging with friends and family.
Police officers say A$AP knew the alleged victim, and the alleged shooting happened after an argument between the two. The LAPD says they worked to corroborate the information the victim told them about the alleged incident, which helped them to identify Rocky as the suspect.
Officers who served a search warrant at Rocky’s home in L.A., used a battering ram to get through his front gate, the TMZ report added.
The officers left with a box of potential evidence, after wrapping up their search at A$AP Rocky’s house. He was thereafter, taken in to LAPD HQ for questioning where he lawyered up and his bond set at $550,000, an amount he will post soon to be released.