Rick Ross has been arrested and charged with battery in Miami-Dade County after an ex-girlfriend accused him of choking her in a jealous fury.
Inmate records viewed by the Daily Mail indicate he is facing two domestic violence charges, battery and battery by strangulation.
Ross, 50, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, turned himself in Thursday morning, two days after his ex called the police to report the incident, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail.
He was booked at 6:10am, posed for a mugshot and is being held on $5,000 bond, and has pled not guilty to both of the charges against him.
His attorneys Steve Sadow and Bradley Horenstein released a statement insisting: ‘William Roberts II, professionally known as Rick Ross, is being wrongfully accused by an ex-girlfriend whose true motivations are unclear.’
They alleged that the rapper’s accuser ‘did not even file a police report until a month after the claimed incident allegedly took place.’
The Daily Mail has contacted Ross’ representatives for comment.
Rick Ross has been arrested and charged with battery in Miami-Dade County after an ex-girlfriend accused him of choking her in a jealous fury; pictured in his mugshot
Inmate records viewed by the Daily Mail indicate he is facing domestic violence charges of battery and battery by strangulation
‘Mr Roberts is innocent and has pled not guilty to the charges. He respectfully requests that his friends, fans and the general public not prejudge the situation and allow the judicial process to run its course,’ his counsel maintained.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail, Ross’ ex claimed the alleged domestic violence incident took place on the morning of August 28.
She alleged that he woke her up that day at around 7:44am, ‘enraged’ over a photo she was tagged in on social media, and accused him of slapping in the face after he ‘questioned her about lying to him,’ per the affidavit.
In her version of events, Ross accused her of being ‘in a relationship’ with someone she insisted was merely a ‘friend,’ the arrest record states.
As the supposed argument escalated, Ross is said to have struck her ‘several times’ in the chest, choked her until she was unable to breathe by twisting the collar of hoodie, ‘grabbed’ her ‘by the ponytail’ and slammed her into the wall, via the affidavit.
She has also accused him of leaving her with a ‘busted lip’ by hitting her while she was bent over and of attempting to spray her with water from the shower head.
Although she was able to ‘escape’ the house, she then went back and stayed there until Ross left, whereupon she picked up her belongings and left, the affidavit said.
The arrest record indicates that the ex-girlfriend had been romantically involved with Ross for a year and was living with him at the time of the purported incident.
She is said further to have provided a sworn statement to police, along with time-stamped photos of the injuries she allegedly sustained.
