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

Akon’s arrest stemmed from a Sept. 10, 2025, incident when he was cited by Roswell, Georgia, police for driving on a suspended license and driving without proof of insurance.

The Roswell police report said Akon’s Tesla Cybertruck was stranded at the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Road and Market Boulevard.

Aliaune Thiam, aka Akon (WANF)

According to Chamblee police, Akon was arrested around 11 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2025, when a Flock camera alerted them a vehicle registered to someone with a bench warrant arrest was at Tint World, a local business on Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

When po

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