Polo G watches the second half of an NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets on April 18. Police say the rapper has been arrested in Miami on charges including battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with violence and criminal mischief. He was released on bond hours later. (Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP)
MIAMI – Rapper Polo G has been arrested on charges including battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with violence and criminal mischief.
Jail records show the rapper (real name Taurus Bartlett) was booked into jail early Saturday on five charges and released on bond hours later.
The Miami Police Department released arrest affidavits in which officers stated Bartlett, 22, and others were pulled over early Saturday in downtown Miami, and the rapper ended up in a struggle on the ground with officers. One of the documents says an officer who was trying to handcuff Bartlett was struck multiple times.
The documents say Bartlett was aggressive as he resisted arrest. One officer ordered everyone out of the vehicle to pat them down for firearms, after hearing a passenger claim the vehicle was bulletproof.
The police department said it was reviewing the incident and would examine all camera footage, saying the arrest was captured on several body-worn cameras. Police spokesman Michael Vega said it also was investigating several threats received against personnel and facilities in response to the rapper’s arrest.
The Chicago-based artist had just released his newest album “Hall of Fame” on Friday. His single “Rapstar” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April.
“They playin foul in Miami,” he tweeted after his release.
His mother and manager said on Instagram that Polo G and his younger brother were riding in a car with security after an album release party.
The mother, Stacia Mac, posted a message on Facebook saying she had bonded out Polo G and other people who were arrested in the same traffic stop. Jail records did not list an attorney for the rapper.
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