--- description: Ross allegedly got into a fight with and pistol-whipped someone working on his home; his bodyguard was also arrested title: Rapper Rick Ross Arrested image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3db6242af11504fa/69885402cd6848c4840a04c9/474629144-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rapper Rick Ross Arrested on Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery Charges  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2015 3:05 PM CUT  Rick Ross performs during the 99 Jamz Summer Jamz Concert in Sunrise, Fla. on May 23, 2015. Rick Ross performs during the 99 Jamz Summer Jamz Concert in Sunrise, Fla. on May 23, 2015.Johnny Louis—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2015 3:05 PM CUT Police arrested “Hustlin'” rapper Rick Ross and his bodyguard on [charges of kidnapping and aggravated battery](http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/rapper-rick-ross-arrested-again-in-fayette-county/nmj8D/ "undefined") Wednesday in Fayetville, Ga. Ross, 39, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, and 42-year-old bodyguard Nadrian Lateef James were arrested “without incident” following an investigation into an alleged early June assault, according to Fayette County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Allen Stevens. Ross, the founder of Maybach Music Group, was also charged with aggravated assault, the _Atlanta Journal Constitution_ reports. Ross allegedly got into a fight with and pistol-whipped someone working on his home. Ross’ record label [did not immediately respond to reporters’ request for comment](http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2015/06/24/rapper-rick-ross-arrested-on-kidnapping-assault-charges "undefined"). It’s not the first arrest for Ross. Earlier this month, he was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana charge. He was also arrested on marijuana charges in North Carolina in 2013, Louisiana in 2011 and Miami in 2008. \[[_The Atlanta Journal-Constitution_](http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/rapper-rick-ross-arrested-again-in-fayette-county/nmj8D/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3933717/rick-ross-arrested/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3933717/rick-ross-arrested/"},"headline":"Rapper Rick Ross Arrested on Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery Charges","datePublished":"2015-06-24T15:05:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:29:04.361Z","description":"Ross allegedly got into a fight with and pistol-whipped someone working on his home","url":"https://time.com/3933717/rick-ross-arrested/","keywords":["celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3db6242af11504fa/69885402cd6848c4840a04c9/474629144-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3db6242af11504fa/69885402cd6848c4840a04c9/474629144-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rick Ross performs during the 99 Jamz Summer Jamz Concert in Sunrise, Fla. on May 23, 2015.","caption":"Rick Ross performs during the 99 Jamz Summer Jamz Concert in Sunrise, Fla. on May 23, 2015.","creditText":"Johnny Louis—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3933717/rick-ross-arrested/","name":"Rapper Rick Ross Arrested on Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery Charges"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"100 Years of Blockbusters in 5 Minutes","description":"Time has taken the highest grossing film each year for the past century and crammed them into 5 and a half minutes. 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