Singer Akon arrested near Atlanta after missing court over license charge
TOI GLOBAL DESK | TOI GLOBAL | Nov 14, 2025, 18:48 IST
Grammy-nominated artist Akon was arrested near Atlanta for failing to appear in court regarding a suspended driver’s license. The singer was briefly jailed before posting bail and later performed in India.
TL;DR
Akon was captured in Georgia for missing a court appearance, and he posted bail the very same day. He continues with his international tour.
On their part, the Chamblee police department, a city situated northeast of Atlanta, revealed that the musician was apprehended on Friday. As per the police documentation, the arrest of the hip-hop and R&B superstar Akon took place last week in the Atlanta suburbs when he was charged with a failure to appear in court regarding a case of driving with a suspended license.
Officers discovered a Tesla Cybertruck that was obstructing the road in the downtown area of Roswell on the night of September 10, according to the Roswell Police Department documents. Akon's arrest is a case Nick with the incident that in a report it said that the officer responding to the incident looked up the vehicle's license plate and found that Akon had his driving privileges suspended due to not showing up in court in January 2023. The report also quoted the officer as saying that the vehicle was unregistered for insurance.
The police officer gave the driver a ticket for driving with a suspended license and operating without insurance. The officer also initiated the process of impounding the vehicle. In addition, the police decided to have the car towed after the officer issued a citation to the driver for operating the vehicle without insurance and driving with a suspended license. The report states that the police also seized what they called an "illegal vape" that they found in the car.
Chamblee Police spokesperson Sgt. Eric Adams told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the arrest occurred at a local business, Tint World, after a traffic camera flagged the Cybertruck as being linked to an outstanding warrant. “Once officers verified the warrant, they made a routine arrest without incident,” Adams said.
On Wednesday, Akon's reps did not immediately reply to the request for a comment.
Akon, the father of Senegalese parents, born and raised in the U.S., is the artist who made a big impact globally with his 2004 debut album Trouble that had hit singles like "Locked Up," "Smack That," and "I Wanna Love You." Besides, the multi-talented artist and Grammy nominee, has paid for a number of philanthropic projects, one of which is the Akon Lighting Africa that provides solar power facilities to the less-accessible areas of the continent.
At no point after the arrest has it been indicated that his tour will be canceled anywhere in the world.
On Sunday he was in New Delhi, India, to perform, which means that it was only two days after his bail. The local newspapers informed that the show attracted a huge number of people and the singer did not make any public statement about his arrest.
The authorities at the court in Roswell have not communicated any other date for the appearance of Akon by far.
FAQs:
Akon was captured in Georgia for missing a court appearance, and he posted bail the very same day. He continues with his international tour.
On their part, the Chamblee police department, a city situated northeast of Atlanta, revealed that the musician was apprehended on Friday. As per the police documentation, the arrest of the hip-hop and R&B superstar Akon took place last week in the Atlanta suburbs when he was charged with a failure to appear in court regarding a case of driving with a suspended license.
Officers discovered a Tesla Cybertruck that was obstructing the road in the downtown area of Roswell on the night of September 10, according to the Roswell Police Department documents. Akon's arrest is a case Nick with the incident that in a report it said that the officer responding to the incident looked up the vehicle's license plate and found that Akon had his driving privileges suspended due to not showing up in court in January 2023. The report also quoted the officer as saying that the vehicle was unregistered for insurance.
The police officer gave the driver a ticket for driving with a suspended license and operating without insurance. The officer also initiated the process of impounding the vehicle. In addition, the police decided to have the car towed after the officer issued a citation to the driver for operating the vehicle without insurance and driving with a suspended license. The report states that the police also seized what they called an "illegal vape" that they found in the car.
Chamblee Police spokesperson Sgt. Eric Adams told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the arrest occurred at a local business, Tint World, after a traffic camera flagged the Cybertruck as being linked to an outstanding warrant. “Once officers verified the warrant, they made a routine arrest without incident,” Adams said.
On Wednesday, Akon's reps did not immediately reply to the request for a comment.
Akon, the father of Senegalese parents, born and raised in the U.S., is the artist who made a big impact globally with his 2004 debut album Trouble that had hit singles like "Locked Up," "Smack That," and "I Wanna Love You." Besides, the multi-talented artist and Grammy nominee, has paid for a number of philanthropic projects, one of which is the Akon Lighting Africa that provides solar power facilities to the less-accessible areas of the continent.
At no point after the arrest has it been indicated that his tour will be canceled anywhere in the world.
On Sunday he was in New Delhi, India, to perform, which means that it was only two days after his bail. The local newspapers informed that the show attracted a huge number of people and the singer did not make any public statement about his arrest.
The authorities at the court in Roswell have not communicated any other date for the appearance of Akon by far.
FAQs:
- Was he released from jail?
Indeed, he was out on a bail which he obtained and therefore released on the very day. - Is Akon continuing his tour?
Yes, he was in New Delhi, India, performing the day after he was released, and the show went on as planned. - Has Akon commented on the arrest?
As of Wednesday, his representatives have not issued any public statements.