ASAP Rocky Arrested at LAX Airport: Everything We Know So Far
1ASAP Rocky Arrested at LAX Airport: Everything We Know So Far
Rapper ASAP Rocky was taken into custody shortly after returning home from vacation with his pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna.
The “Praise the Lord” performer, 33, was arrested at Los Angeles International airport on Wednesday, April 20.
“The suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Rakim Mayers, a Los Angeles resident, better known as music artist ASAP Rocky,” a Twitter statement from the Los Angeles Police Department read on Wednesday.
The LAPD noted that Rocky — who has been dating the 34-year-old songstress since February 2020 — allegedly got into an altercation with an “acquaintance” in November 2021. As the argument escalated, the suspect fired a handgun at the victim. According to the statement, Rocky and two other men had reportedly fled the scene on foot. The victim sustained a minor injury from the incident and Rocky was arrested on Wednesday for assault with a deadly weapon. (Us Weekly has reached out to Rocky’s representatives.)
Ahead of the New York native’s arrest, Rocky enjoyed a getaway to Rihanna’s native Barbados. The twosome — who announced in January they are expecting their first child together — were spotted arm in arm at the local airport on April 15. The “Diamonds” singer cuddled up to her beau in snaps obtained by TMZ. The pair’s getaway came less than one week after he was accused of cheating on the pregnant star with Fenty designer Amina Muaddi, who has since denied the claims.