As we reported Kisean Anderson, known by his stage name Kingston, had his Florida home raided by officials on Thursday.
Initially, it was only mentioned that his mother, Janice Turner, was arrested on fraud charges at his Southwest Ranches residence.
New reports now reveal that Kingston himself was also arrested, but in California, following the SWAT raid on his rented mansion.
Authorities confirmed that he was taken into custody “without incident” in Fort Irwin, California, facing multiple fraud and theft charges.
Although the specifics of these charges haven’t been disclosed, investigators stated that Kingston would be booked into a San Bernardino jail.
WSVN previously reported that authorities raided Kingston’s home due to his alleged involvement in a scam. The raid was in response to accusations that Kingston failed to pay for an expensive entertainment system valued at $150,000.
Attorney Dennis Card, representing the company that sued Kingston in February, claimed that Kingston repeatedly uses his celebrity status to persuade people to hand over items without payment.
“He’s taking the property itself. He has a set script he uses, claiming he’s a recording artist—which he is—and that he intends to buy these items, but he never pays. He gets the stuff, and that’s it. He does this repeatedly,” Card stated.
Robert Rosenblatt, an attorney representing Sean and his mother made a statement to a news outlet saying:
“We are aware of some of the allegations. We look forward to addressing these in court and are confident of a successful resolution for Shawn and his mother.”
Sean Kingston told everyone that everything was going to be fine after his lawyer got shit straight amid his mother being arrested on fraud charges, but how bout Sean Kingston den got ARRESTED his damn self for the same shit?????
Sean Kingston was arrested in San Bernardino… pic.twitter.com/o5cAYCYD3W
— Mílagro (@MobzWorld) May 24, 2024