Rapper Rick Ross arrested in Miami Beach on felony battery by strangulation charge
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Key Points:
- Rapper Rick Ross was arrested by Miami Beach police on domestic violence charges, including felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery, related to an alleged incident on August 28.
- Ross was booked early Thursday and appeared via Zoom in Miami-Dade bond court, where a judge found probable cause and set his bond at $5,000 total, along with a stay-away order from the alleged victim.
- Ross' attorney denied the allegations, calling them false and urged the public to withhold judgment as the case proceeds through the legal system.
- The arrest follows public accusations from Ross' former girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick, who claimed on social media that Ross physically abused her about a month prior.
- Ross, a Miami native and prominent hip-hop artist for two decades, is scheduled for arraignment on October 22.
