Akon, the singer recognized for “Smack That” and different hits, was arrested final week in Atlanta on an excellent warrant, in accordance with a number of native stories.
Police had been alerted to Akon’s location final Friday by a surveillance digicam exterior a window-tinting enterprise in DeKalb County, in accordance with Fox5 Atlanta. He was arrested on a bench warrant within the late morning, transferred between jails, then launched simply six hours later, Web page Six reported. His automobile wasn’t impounded, CBS Information mentioned.
The warrant stems from a September incident that discovered Akon, whose authorized title is Aliaune Badara Thiam, stranded in his white Tesla Cybertruck in Fulton County. His battery was useless, Web page Six mentioned. Akon was cited at the moment for driving with a suspended license that was linked to his failure to seem at an unrelated courtroom case in 2023.
The singer’s spouse, Tomeka Thiam, filed for divorce in early September, in search of joint authorized custody of their 17-year-old daughter Journey, with Akon allowed visitation, in accordance with Folks. The paperwork had been filed Sept. 11, proper earlier than what would have been their twenty ninth anniversary.
Since his arrest, the “Proper Now (Na Na Na) singer has been on tour in India, hitting Delhi final Sunday. He has reveals developing in Bengalaru on Friday and Mumbai this coming Sunday.
