Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge

Grammy-minated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records.

rapper, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, was booked into Miami-De jail just before midnight Thursday. Court records did t provide details on what let to Kirk’s most recent arrest.

After his arrest, authorities learned re was a warrant in Texas for Kirk’s arrest on battery charges. re were details available about Texas case.

He was expected to make a first appearance in court on Friday and will stay in custody until furr tice, Miami-De Corrections spokesman Juan Diasgranos said in an email.

Kirk, who is best kwn for his single “Suge,” was in South Florida for a New Year’s Eve performance at a Miami Beach nightclub.

Kirk, 28, was handcuffed and cited Dec. 23 arrest in his hometown of Charlotte, rth Carolina, on charges of marijuana possession and resisting an officer.

Police, in that case, said officers working outside concert venue, Bojangles Arena, ticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from van that brought Kirk re. Officers say y approached vehicle and could see marijuana in plain view through windows by using ir flashlights.

police statement said that gave m probable cause to take furr action. Officers said y waited until after concert and approached Kirk as he was exiting venue around 11 p.m., but he walked away and refused to speak to m.

y eventually detained him in handcuffs and searched vehicle.

Officers, who said y found less than a half-ounce (14 grams) of marijuana, took him to sheriff’s department but decided ultimately to issue him citations and let him leave in lieu of making an arrest.

Kirk later told reporters he believes officers unlawfully searched his car while he was on st.

“y follow me, y pull us over for reason, y search our cars,” Kirk said.

department said it has launched an internal affairs investigation to determine wher officers followed all department procedures.

Before concert, Kirk h handed out toys to underprivileged children in Charlotte.