ATLANTA, Georgia — Grammy-nominated singer Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after failing to appear in court for a traffic violation tied to a suspended driver’s license, ABC News is reporting .

The 52-year-old artist, whose legal name is Aliaune Thiam, was taken into custody by Chamblee police on Nov. 7 and booked into DeKalb County Jail before being released later that day, the news outlet said.

Fox 5 Atlanta reports , the arrest stemmed from a September incident in Roswell, Georgia, where officers found Akon stranded in a Tesla Cybertruck with a dead battery. A license plate check revealed the vehicle lacked valid insurance and that Akon’s license had been suspended due to a missed court date in January 2023. He was cited at the time and released, but a bench warrant

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