Rick Ross ARRESTED in Miami Beach — Felony Battery by Strangulation ALLEGED
Rick Ross booked TGK 6:10 a.m. Oct 1 by Miami Beach PD — felony battery by strangulation + misdemeanor battery (domestic), $6K bond, Oct 22 arraignment. CONFIRMED jail records (CBS/Complex/TMZ/NBC6/WSVN). Conduct ALLEGED; Jazzma link unclear.
Rick Ross (legal name William Leonard Roberts II) was arrested by Miami Beach police early Thursday, Oct 1 2026, and booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 6:10 a.m. on domestic violence charges, according to Miami-Dade jail and court records reported by CBS Miami, Complex, TMZ, WSVN 7News, and NBC 6 South Florida.
The 50-year-old Maybach Music Group founder faces one felony count of battery by strangulation and one misdemeanor count of battery. Both charges are listed as involving domestic violence. Bond was set at $5,000 on the strangulation count and $1,000 on the battery count — $6,000 total. Arraignment is scheduled for Oct 22. TMZ reported he turned himself in Thursday morning and pled not guilty; as of mid-morning he remained in custody while his legal team worked on release. He has retained private attorney Bradley Horenstein.
Details of the alleged incident — including exact time, location, and the alleged victim''s identity — were not fully in the public jail docket when desks first hit. TMZ, citing law enforcement sources, said an ex-girlfriend called police Tuesday and ALLEGED an Aug 28 incident inside a shared home involving slaps, strikes to the chest, choking to the point she could not breathe, and being slammed against a wall by her ponytail. Those allegation details remain ALLEGED; Ross has not been convicted.
The booking comes days after former girlfriend Jazzma Kendrick publicly accused Ross of physically abusing her and posted photos of an injured lip. Multiple desks note it is not immediately clear whether Thursday''s charges are tied to Kendrick''s allegation. Separately, Omega14 Incorporated sued Ross and MMG this week for $261,000 over canceled Port of Miami 20th Anniversary Orchestra Tour dates in Greensboro and Charlotte — a civil case already covered on TrapHop (rick-ross-omega14-261k-port-of-miami-nc).
Verification: CONFIRMED arrest and charge listing via Miami-Dade records (CBS Miami, Complex, NBC 6, WSVN, TMZ). Conduct details ALLEGED. Never treat as GUILTY pre-verdict.