After being detained in Miami Beach, Florida, on charges of dom&st!c abus&, including felony battery by strangulation, American rapper Rick Ross was released from custody.
Early on Thursday, October 1, 2026, Ross—real name William Leonard Roberts II—voluntarily turned himself in to Miami Beach police. At around 6:10 a.m., he was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
The 50-year-old rapper was accus&d of misdem£anor battery and falony battery by strangulation. Allegat!ons of an August 28, 2026, incident at his Star Island residence led to his arrest.
An arr&st affidavit states that a woman with the initials J.K. told police that Ross confronted her about an Instagram photo, which led to a haeted argument.
She claimed that during the altercation, Ross h!t her and made it difficult for her to breathe, causing her to sustain injur!&s like a split or bloodied lip.
Reports citing the affidavit state that the woman reported the incident to Miami Beach police on September 29 and gave them pictures of the alleged injurias.
The accusat!ons were made soon after Jazzma Kendrick, Ross’s ex-girlfriend, posted pictures of an inju!&d lip and publicly accus&d him of physical abuse on social media.
Authorities have not, however, publicly acknowledged that every social media accusat!on was a component of the criminal case.
Ross’ attorneys have denied the charges, calling him falsely accused and citing the time lag between the purported incident and the police report. Ross entered a not guilty plea.
Following his arrest, Ross appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer. The judge ordered him to avoid the allegad victim, and his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf. His bond was reportedly $5,000, though some ja!l records have stated different amounts.
Ross firmly denied the accusat!ons aga!nst him as he left ja!l after posting bond and had a brief conversation with reporters.
“I’m totally innocent of these fabricated allegations made against me.”
