FORT LAUDERDALE – Authorities in Southern California on Thursday arrested singer Sean Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, on numerous fraud and theft charges on a Florida warrant. His arrest followed a raid on his South Florida home earlier in the day, during which his mother was also arrested.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports that Kingston was taken into custody at Fort Irwin, California, and will be booked into the jail in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
Earlier Thursday, Kingston’s mother was arrested on fraud charges at the artist’s home in Southwest Ranches, a Broward County community 22 miles northwest of Miami.
CBS News Miami’s Chopper 4 spotted several officers inside the home, as well as the Broward Sheriff’s Office mobile command center, a vehicle used to coordinate police operations.
According to court documents from February 2024, the Jamaican-American music artist lives in that building. A search of provincial records revealed that the house is owned by a limited liability company.
Following an investigation that began in Dania Beach, deputies from BSO’s Dania Beach District, along with members of BSO’s Strategic Investigations Unit and Davie Police SWAT, served arrest and search warrants at the home.
As a result, Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, 61, was taken into custody on numerous fraud and theft charges. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Kingston, who rented the mansion, is accused of failing to complete payments to VER VER Entertainment on a $150,000 entertainment system with a 232-inch television. According to the complaint, Kingston convinced the company to accept a lower down payment and credit for the purchase by saying he would work with Justin Bieber to create promotional videos for the company.
CBS News Miami has reached out to Kingston and his attorneys for further comment. They have not responded at the time of publishing this article.
Sean Kingston’s legal troubles
Kingston, 34, is known for his hit songs “Beautiful Girls,” “Fire Burning” and “Eenie Meenie.”
In 2021, music video producer GXDLIKE accused Kingston of punching him in the face and threatening him with a gun, TMZ reported. Kingston has denied these claims.
In 2020, a warrant was issued for his arrest for theft after he allegedly received jewelry but never paid for it. Over the years, Kingston has published jewelry stores. He has been sued several times for allegedly receiving items and then not paying for them.
In 2016, Kingston got into a fight and was robbed of a $300,000 necklace at the Penthouse Nightclub & Dayclub in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.
In 2011, Kingston his watercraft crashed in a bridge in Miami Beach. He was seriously injured and a female passenger was also injured. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. During treatment, doctors discovered he had torn his aorta and needed heart surgery.
