US EditionSinger Akon arrested near Atlanta for missing court over suspended license
- On Nov. 7, Chamblee Police Department arrested Akon, legal name Aliaune Badara Thiam, after responding to Tint World, where officers confirmed an outstanding Roswell warrant and took him into custody without incident.
- The warrant stems from a suspended-license finding tied to Jan. 2, 2023, after police found Akon’s Tesla Cybertruck stranded in September when its battery died, prompting a roadside check.
- Police ran his information through GCIC/NCIC and matched his identity to the vehicle registration at the 3600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road, seizing an 'illegal vape' from the truck’s console.
- He was booked into DeKalb County Jail, handed to Roswell officers, posted bail and was released after about six hours while the vehicle was towed and impounded with a citation for driving without a valid license.
- Akon performed in Delhi two days after the arrest, showing the procedural legal lapse did not disrupt his India tour or entrepreneurial projects like Akon City, while his representatives declined to comment.
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Police arrest Akon in Georgia after being declared wanted
Famous Senegalese-American musician, Akon has been arrested in Georgia. He was arrested last Friday after Chamblee Police received a wanted person alert for a white Tesla Cybertruck registered to him. The 52-year-old musician arrest warrant was issued after he refused to appear in court over a ticket related to driving with a suspended license. The singer was taken to the DeKalb County jail and later booked into another facility after he was han…
Akon arrested for failing to attend court on license suspension
Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last Friday in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee for failing to appear in court on a citation for driving with a suspended license, according to local police records, leading to a brief jail stay before his release on bail the same day.
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Akon arrested in Atlanta on a bench warrant before flying off for tour dates in India
Akon was reportedly arrested last week in Atlanta. The singer a had bench warrant for his arrest linked to a suspended license and 2023 failure to appear in court.
Akon Busted Over Bench Warrant
Akon found himself in handcuffs on Friday after police in Chamblee, Georgia, tracked down a vehicle connected to an outstanding bench warrant and discovered the singer standing right beside it. Authorities say a Flock license-plate reader alerted officers around 11 a.m. that a car tied to an active warrant had pulled into Tint World, an automotive shop on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. When police arrived, they quickly confirmed the vehicle belonged to…
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