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Rick Ross Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

Rick Ross has been arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges.

Miami Beach police took the rapper into custody in the early hours of Thursday, according to Miami-Dade jail and court records. The charges include felony battery by strangulation.

The 50-year-old, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 6.10am.

He faces two counts listed as involving domestic violence: one felony count of battery by strangulation and one misdemeanour count of battery.

The Grammy nominee reportedly turned himself in on Thursday after an ex-girlfriend contacted police on Tuesday, saying he had been violent with her on 28 August.

The woman reportedly told police that Ross woke her while she was sleeping and was physical with her in a "jealous rage" over a photo she was tagged in on social media, according to TMZ.

Ross is alleged to have slapped the woman and "struck her in the chest several times, choked her to the point where she could not breathe, grabbed her by her ponytail and slammed her against a wall".

The rapper has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

His lawyers Steve Sadow and Bradley Horenstein told TMZ that Ross is being "wrongfully accused" by an ex-girlfriend.

"Mr. Roberts is innocent and has pled not guilty to the charges. He respectfully requests that his friends, fans and the general public not prejudge the situation and allow the judicial process to run its course," they said.

The arrest comes days after Ross's former girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick, publicly accused him of physical abuse; however, it's unclear if the two incidents are connected.

Ross is being held on $5,000 (£3,780) and $1,000 (£760) bonds, with his arraignment reportedly scheduled for 22 October.

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