Rapper Cardi B arrested in connection with New York strip club fight
According to the police report, Cardi and her posse were ‘recklessly throwing chairs, hookahs and glass bottles’ at the bartenders; several bottles broke and others ricocheted on the floor resulting in one bartender’s foot getting cut and other minor injuries
Hip-hop star Cardi B, who was wanted following a dispute she was involved in at a Queens strip club in August, was arrested and released on Monday after voluntarily turning herself over to New York authorities.
She faces charges that include two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count of third-degree assault, according to Sergeant Brendan Ryan, a spokesman for the New York Police Department. All three charges are considered misdemeanours in New York.
The former reality star, who was photographed leaving a police station in Queens shortly after she arrived, was cooperating in an ongoing investigation into a fight involving two female bartenders at Angels Gentlemen’s Club in Queens on August 29.
The rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, was accompanied by her lawyer and nine other suspects, who also turned themselves over to authorities at 10am EDT, NYPD officials said.
Upon arrival, Cardi was placed under arrest, taken to a holding cell, processed and then released. She has to appear in Queens criminal court on October 29.
“Miss Almanzar was very compliant during her arrest process and answered all questions,” Ryan said.