{"id":2151900,"date":"2025-11-12T16:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2151900"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:40:16","slug":"singer-akon-arrested-in-dekalb-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/singer-akon-arrested-in-dekalb-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Akon arrested in DeKalb County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Superstar singer Akon was arrested in DeKalb County last week, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 52-year-old, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on November 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jail records indicate Thiam was arrested on a warrant out of Roswell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/smart-tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Channel 2 Action News<\/b> is working to learn what led to an arrest warrant being issued in Roswell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_lpp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_15pp56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thiam was released about six hours after being booked, jail records indicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The five-time Grammy-nominated singer rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song \u201cLocked Up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He\u2019s also known for songs like \u201cLonely,\u201d \u201cI Wanna Love You,\u201d \u201cSmack That\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In recent years, Thiam has focused on charitable and philanthropic efforts while also releasing music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Channel 2 Action News<\/b> has reached out to his team for a comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wsbtv.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superstar singer Akon was arrested in DeKalb County last week, according to jail records. The 52-year-old, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on November 7. Jail records indicate Thiam was arrested on a warrant out of Roswell. 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