Playboi Carti was reportedly arrested in December for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend.
According to TMZ, the incident took place on December 20 in Fulton County, Georgia following an argument over a paternity test.
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The woman told police that Carti (real name Jordan Carter) grabbed her by the throat and pushed her, holding her neck until she could barely breathe. She said she feared for her life during the attack.
According to the alleged victim, a witness then jumped in to try and break up the fight and help her escape his grasp. She said Playboi Carti then attacked her again when she ran to her car.
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The woman claimed the Whole Lotta Red rapper attempted to pull her out of the vehicle and put his hand over her mouth as she tried to use the car’s SOS feature to call the police.
When cops arrived, police discovered visible injuries to her neck, chest and back.
Playboi Carti was arrested for felony aggravated assault, as well as hindering a person making an emergency telephone call. Police records show he was booked into Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on December 29 and released on a $100,000 bond the following day.
The woman told police that she had been in a relationship with Carti for two years and they had lived together since July 2022. She was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of the alleged incident.
Carti’s lawyer Brian Steel, who is also representing Young Thug in the ongoing YSL RICO case, claimed his client is innocent and said the charges will be dropped.
“Mr. Carter was falsely accused,” Steel told TMZ. “Pursuant to my communications with the Fulton County District Attorney‘s office, this case will be dismissed without any prosecution or litigation.”
Playboi Carti was previously arrested on drugs and weapons charges in April 2020 after authorities pulled over his Lamborghini for expired tags in Clayton County, Georgia. When police searched the vehicle, they found 12 bags of marijuana, Xanax, codeine, oxycodone and three unspecified firearms.
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In January 2019, Carti was found guilty of assaulting a tour bus driver in Scotland. He was accused of punching the driver and smashing a tour bus window following vehicle complications involving a persistent heating issue.
