Sean Kingston arrested in California on fraud charges; singer's mother also in custody

Sean Kingston, the "Beautiful Girls" singer, was arrested in California on Thursday, just hours after his mother, Janice Turner, was taken into custody in Florida. The arrests stem from multiple fraud and theft charges.

Earlier in the day, an arrest warrant for the 34-year-old artist, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was issued after a raid on a South Florida mansion he was renting. Kingston was out of the state at the time, performing in California.

"This evening, police in Fort Irwin, Calif., arrested Kisean Anderson, aka Sean Kingston, without incident on a Broward Sheriff's Office arrest warrant for numerous fraud and theft charges," the Broward Sheriff's Office confirmed to People in a statement. "According to investigators, he will be booked into jail in San Bernardino, Calif."

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Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, 61, was arrested earlier in the day at the Southwest Ranches residence on similar fraud and theft charges. The Broward Sheriff's Office stated that the arrest and search warrants were served as part of an active and ongoing investigation.

Before his arrest, Kingston took to Instagram Stories to address the situation, stating, "People love negative energy! I am good and so is my mother! My lawyers are handling everything as we speak."

The raid on the Florida home was triggered by a lawsuit filed in February by Ver Ver Entertainment. The lawsuit claims that Kingston failed to pay for items purchased from the company, presenting "numerous false representations" and alleging a "current and ongoing working relationship" with singer Justin Bieber.

Kingston and Bieber previously collaborated on the songs “Eenie Meanie” in 2010 and “Won’t Stop” in 2011. However, the lawsuit contends that Kingston falsely promised to produce promotional videos with Bieber to reduce his payments and credit toward the purchased items, despite having no ongoing working relationship with the pop star.

The complaint further alleges that Kingston breached his contract by failing to make the agreed-upon payments after multiple attempts to collect in January. It also claims the singer "has a long history of engaging in fraudulent conduct."

"I filed a lawsuit against Sean Kingston," attorney Dennis Card told the publication. "A detective in Broward County read my lawsuit and contacted me, and so we went down and gave, with my client, a recorded statement and an affidavit."

Card added that they had been "waiting on this raid for more than two months now."