Sean Kingston has been arrested during a concert performance in California on charges of fraud and theft.
The arrest came just hours after his mother was taken into custody following a SWAT raid on his mansion in Florida.
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Kingston was performing at Fort Irwin for U.S. Army personnel, with video footage of the event showing law enforcement watching on as he sung his 2010 hit “Eenie Meenie.”
He was booked into a San Bernadino jail and now awaits extradition to Florida, where the charges were filed.
Sean Kingston at Fort Irwin getting arrested!!! I have some proof that the sheriffs was there @TMZ@TMZLive I was at the concert pic.twitter.com/r11Yjyrhgy
— Danny Lehmann (@lonewolf132429) May 24, 2024
Earlier in the day, Kingston’s mother Janice Turner was arrested on numerous fraud and theft charges.
Following the initial raid in Florida and his mother’s arrest, Kingston took to social media to clear his name.
“People love negative energy!” he posted on Instagram. “I am good and so is my mother! My lawyers are handling everything as we speak.”
The arrests relate to a lawsuit filed against Kingston earlier this year by a company called Ver Ver Entertainment LLC, who are accusing the “Beautiful Girls” star of breach of contract and fraud after he reached out to the company to purchase a large TV and sound system.
In exchange for the electronics, which would have cost over $100,000, Kingston allegedly promised to make promotional videos for the products with Justin Bieber, who he worked with on “Eeenie Meenie.”
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Kingston paid a $30,000 down payment for the goods and agreed to make a second payment of $47,000, while the rest of the total would be paid for in social media posts.
According to the lawsuit, Kingston failed to make the second payment after the TV was installed and did not make any of the social media posts.
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The 34-year-old has previously been accused of not paying for items.
Back in November, watch company Dream Watch petitioned a court to award them $1,054,107.50 for two unpaid watches: a Richard Mille Model RM 65.01 Automatic and a Patek Phillipe Calibre.
The company claimed that Kingston reached out to them in 2022 to purchase the two watches, and a representative from the company flew from Malaysia to Los Angeles to furnish the singer with the watches.
However, Kingston reportedly never came through with the funds, even though he promised to compensate them via wire transfer.
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“Kingston represented his initial wire attempt was rejected because it was flagged by his bank due to the large amount being wired overseas,” the suit read.
“Thereafter, Kingston represented his account was frozen due to the initial wire attempt, amongst other excuses which persisted for over three months until Kingston stopped responding to Plaintiff entirely.
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“Ultimately, the agreed upon funds were never sent, and Defendants continue to refuse to render payment as agreed. Defendant Kingston continues to possess the two watches.”
