Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after domestic violence accusation
The rapper pleaded not guilty and was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim after a judge set $5,000 bond.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery charges, held on a $6,000 bond.
- Police records allege the August 28 incident occurred at Ross' Star Island home when he grew "enraged" over an Instagram photo, then slapped the victim and choked her "to the point she could not breathe," according to the arrest report.
- The victim provided detectives with sworn statements and timestamped photographs of her injuries; attorney Bradley Horenstein filed a not guilty plea for William Leonard Roberts II, claiming the artist is "being wrongfully accused."
- A judge issued a stay-away order barring Ross from contacting the victim, while he remains held on $6,000 bond with arraignment scheduled for October 22, 2026.
- Officials have not confirmed whether these charges connect to recent public allegations from former girlfriend Jazzma Kendrick, who posted photos of injuries on social media in late September; authorities treat the criminal case as separate.
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Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after woman alleges domestic violence
Authorities say rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach and charged with battery after a woman he was living with told police he hit her. Officials say Ross, whose legal name is William Roberts II, surrendered himself at the…
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rick Ross surrendered to police here Thursday on a felony charge of battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor battery count after an ex-girlfriend told detectives he choked her “to the point where she could not breathe” during an argument in August, The Washington Post and AL.com reported. The battery is alleged to have occurred on Star […] The post Rick Ross Arrested – “Slippery Soap” with Diddy: A Deep Dive Into His Crimin…
Rick Ross was arrested in Florida for domestic violence.
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