Akon Detained by Police in the US

Authorities in Georgia, United States, have confirmed the arrest of Senegalese-American singer Akon after an outstanding warrant triggered a police alert in the city of Chamblee.

According to officials, officers from the Chamblee Police Department took the singer, whose real name is Aliaune Badara Thiam, into custody after an automated camera system known as “Flock” flagged a vehicle linked to an active bench warrant.

According to the police report, officers traced the vehicle to Tint World on Chamblee Dunwoody Road, where they found Akon standing beside it. Officials said the musician “complied with instructions” before being taken into custody and later released from the DeKalb County Jail a few hours afterward.

The arrest reportedly arose from a September 10 incident in nearby Roswell, where officers had previously found Akon stranded next to a Tesla Cybertruck on Holcomb Bridge Road. Police records indicate he was driving with a suspended license due to a failure to appear in court, prompting authorities to impound the vehicle.

It was further disclosed that Akon was arrested again two months later on a related bench warrant and transferred between DeKalb County Jail and Smyrna City Jail before eventually being released. A separate report from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Akon was booked at 9:34am on November 6 and released at 3:30pm, then rebooked on November 7 around midnight and freed shortly afterward.

Akon’s mugshot, showing him wearing a black hoodie with an expressionless face, has since circulated widely on social media. The Grammy-nominated artist was reportedly cooperative throughout the process and spent roughly six hours in custody.

As of now, Akon has not publicly commented on the arrest. Despite the incident, the singer, who has been touring internationally, continued with performances and social media posts as usual. Just two days after his arrest, he performed at a concert in New Delhi, India, on November 9, indicating that the brief detention had little impact on his tour schedule.

In a statement to People Magazine, Akon’s representative attributed the entire situation to what he described as a bureaucratic mistake. “Due to a clerical issue the suspended license should have never been escalated, it was paid but not properly entered into the system,” the spokesperson said, adding that “this will be soon rectified in the courts in early December.”