Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akon, 52, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was taken into custody by the Chamblee Police Department on Nov. 7, 2025, and booked ...

ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - Akon, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta in the ...

Akon was arrested on an outstanding warrant in the Atlanta metro area last week, according to local police. The “Beautiful” singer was arrested in Chamblee, Georgia — which is roughly 14 miles north ...

Akon has been booked and released from a Georgia county jail. According to a booking report by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the "Dangerous" singer was arrested on Nov. 6 on an out-of-county ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license. Police records show Akon, ...

A St. Louis-born hip-hop artist was arrested in Atlanta after police found his disabled Cybertruck, according to news reports. Senegalese-American musician Akon, legally known as Aliaune Thiam, was ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Grammy-nominated rapper and "Locked Up" singer Akon was taken into custody in Chamblee after a warrant was issued for his arrest in Roswell. According to the incident report, officers ...

A rep for Akon tells PEOPLE: "Due to a clerical issue the suspended license should have never been escalated" Akon was booked and released from the DeKalb county jail in Georgia on Nov. 6 According to ...