Rapper Mystikal Arrested In Louisiana & Charged With Rape, Robbery, And False Imprisonment
01.08.2022 - 19:27
/ perezhilton.com
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Rapper Mystikal has been arrested on charges of rape and false imprisonment in Louisiana.
The musical artist, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, was arrested in the city of Prairieville on Sunday. The small town in Ascension Parish is halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Per WBRZ, the 52-year-old was charged with first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery, false imprisonment, and simple criminal damage to property. It is not clear what specific allegations led to these charges being filed against him.
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According to AllHipHop, Tyler’s arrest record noted the crimes were allegedly committed at 9:21 a.m. local time on Sunday morning. He was booked into the parish jail three hours later. The news outlet explained no bond has been posted for the rapper as of Monday morning, indicating he is still being held in jail in Prairieville.
During his career, Mystikal released five studio albums. Three of those sold well enough to be certified platinum: Unpredictable in 1997, Ghetto Fabulous in 1998, and Let’s Get Ready in 2000. He has not released an album since 2001, though, and has only rarely released singles since then.
In the time since his musical success, Tyler has had an unsettling history of legal problems. In 2003, he was arrested and charged with sexual battery for allegedly sexually assaulting a hairstylist. He pled guilty in that case in 2004 and eventually served six years in prison for the charge.
In 2017, he was accused on allegations of first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping after an incident at a casino in the Shreveport area. The rapper was accused