Rick Ross arrested after concert in North Carolina
Rick Ross arrested: The rapper, whose real name is William L. Roberts, was taken into custody after his performance. He was released on $1,000 bond.
Rick Ross watches the action at the Mayweather-Maidana title boxing fight in Las Vegas, in May. Ross has been released after his arrest following a North Carolina concert. Greensboro Police Department spokeswoman Susan Danielsen says that Ross was taken into custody Friday, June 27, after the SuperJam concert.
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GREENSBORO, North Carolina
Rapper Rick Ross has been released after his arrest following a U.S. concert.
Greensboro Police Department spokeswoman Susan Danielsen says Ross was taken into custody Friday after the SuperJam concert in North Carolina. She says a court had issued an order for his arrest because he failed to appear in court on a previous misdemeanor marijuana charge.
The rapper, whose real name is William L. Roberts, was taken into custody after his performance. Danielsen says he was released on $1,000 bond.
Messages seeking comment weren't immediately returned by a spokesman for Universal Music Group or executives at a booking agency that works with Ross.