Rick Ross Arrested and Charged With Kidnapping

The rapper Rick Ross was arrested on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ga., and
charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated assault, the
police said.
The arrest stemmed from an incident on June 7 at a residence on Highway
279 in Fayetteville, south of Atlanta, where Mr. Ross is known to have a home once owned by the former boxer
Evander Holyfield. Jim Joyner, a supervisor with the United States Marshals Service
Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, told The Associated Press that Mr. Ross, born William Leonard Roberts, was arrested along with another man described as the rapper’s
bodyguard. The Fayette County
sheriff’s office identified the
bodyguard as Nadrian Lateef James, 42. He was charged with kidnapping and aggravated battery.
Both men will be held at the Fayette County jail until an initial court appearance and bond hearing.
Mr. Ross, 39, was arrested on June 10 after a traffic stop and charged with marijuana possession, a misdemeanor.
The rapper, known for his outsize boss persona as the founder of Maybach Music Group, released two albums —
“ Mastermind ” and “Hood Billionaire”
— in 2014.