Sean Kingston arrested in California, awaits extradition to Florida

Hours after singer and rapper Sean Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, was arrested in a SWAT team raid on his rented Florida mansion Thursday morning, Kingston himself was taken into custody. Both are accused of fraud and theft.

According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, Kingston – whose real name is Kisean Anderson – was arrested in Fort Irwin, California. The “Beautiful Girls” singer was taken to the San Bernadino, California, jail, where he will remain until his extradition to Florida.

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Kingston’s arrest came hours after he posted on social media about his mother’s arrest. “People love negative energy!” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “I’m fine and so is my mom! … my lawyers are taking care of everything right now.” Praying hands punctuated his brief statement.

According to the Associated Press, attorney Robert Rosenblatt is representing both Kingston and Turner.

“We are aware of some of the allegations made against them,” Rosenblatt said. “We look forward to addressing these in court and are confident that there will be a successful resolution for Shawn and his mother.”

Turner was arrested during a raid on his 14,000-square-foot home, during which authorities reportedly seized valuables.

Kingston is serving a two-year suspended sentence for “dealing in stolen property,” according to the AP. Turner pleaded guilty to bank fraud in 2006 and served nearly a year and a half in prison. She was being held at the Broward Jail on $160,000 bail.

According to Broward County court records, Ver Ver Entertainment sued Kingston in February for allegedly failing to pay the cost of selling and installing a large television at his residence.

In a statement to EW, Ver Ver Entertainment attorney J. Dennis Card Jr. reiterated the allegations made in the lawsuit: “I sued (Kingston) for defrauding my client of a 232-inch home entertainment system. A Broward detective read my complaint and contacted me. My client provided an affidavit in support of a search warrant.”

Card added: “We have been waiting for this raid for several months and today was D-Day.”