Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards
The rapper is reported to have been booked for Misdemeanor Battery 2
Killer Mike was arrested at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards over an alleged physical altercation.
As reported, hours after winning three Grammy Awards on Sunday, American rapper Killer Mike was led away in handcuffs from the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles, as the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested him for “misdemeanour battery”.
LAPD in a statement on his arrest read “On Sunday, 4 February, just after 4 pm, a male adult was detained and handcuffed for a physical altercation that occurred at the 700 block of Chick Hearn Court.”
“The suspect was placed under arrest and was transported to LAPD Central Division. The suspect has been identified as 48-year-old Michael Render and booked for Misdemeanor Battery 243(A) PC, and is in the process of being released,” the statement added.
Just before the arrest, Michael Render won three awards in a row: Best Rap Album for his album Michael, and Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his song Scientists and Engineers featuring Andre 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane.
