(BBC) Singer Sean Kingston has been arrested in California, hours after a police raid of his Florida mansion, during which his mother was also arrested.
Mr. Kingston was accused in February by a company of not fully paying for a huge TV and sound system.
US media report that he was taken into custody in Fort Irwin, southern California, on fraud and theft charges on a Florida warrant, according to police in the latter state.
In an earlier social media post, Mr. Kingston said his lawyers were “handling everything”.
The earlier Florida police raid targeted a residence near Fort Lauderdale at which the singer – whose legal name is Kisean Anderson – was named as living in court documents from February.
In court documents seen by the BBC, Ver Ver Entertainment claims Mr. Kingston contacted the company over social media in September 2023 to purchase a “232-inch Colossal TV, coupled with a robust sound system”.
The company claims Mr. Kingston “induced” the business to install the products with “as small a down-payment as possible” by making “numerous false representations”, including a suggestion that he would create promotional videos for the company with Justin Bieber.
Following the installation, the company says Mr. Kingston failed to make the remaining payments and it sued him for breach of contract and fraud.
Mr. Kingston, 34, is known for hits such as Beautiful Girls, Fire Burning, and Eenie Meenie featuring Justin Bieber.
