Rapper Travis Scott Arrested After Alleged Boozy Yacht Fight In Miami
Artist Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday in Miami on trespassing and disorderly intoxication charges following a call to police about a fight on a yacht.
The Grammy-nominated rapper was taken into custody at 1:44 a.m. after Miami Beach police were called about “people fighting” on one of the yachts in a private marina, according to a police report obtained by HuffPost.
Scott, born Jacques Webster, was described by responding officers as found standing on the dock yelling obscenities at people on the yacht and smelling strongly of alcohol.
The person who called police said they didn’t want to press charges and “just wanted [Scott] off the vessel,” according to the arrest report.
The 33-year-old “Goosebumps” singer told police that he didn’t have any property on the boat, and he agreed to leave shortly after in a waiting car. He returned about five minutes later, however, and resumed yelling while disregarding the officers’ warning to leave, according to the report.
“[Scott] began yelling once again, becoming erratic, disturbing the peace of the marina occupants and nearby residential buildings, causing a public disturbance,” police said.
He was taken into custody and admitted to drinking alcohol, telling police, “It’s Miami,” according to the report.
He was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center around 8 a.m. after posting a $650 bond. An attorney listed as representing him did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s requests for comments.
Scott shortly after his release took to X, the site formerly known as Twitter, writing: “Lol.” In a later, separate post he publicized the upcoming European leg of his Circus Maximus tour.
“For the record I’m going. Ham,” he added.
Scott is known for his raucous behavior and musical performances.
He pleaded guilty to reckless conduct related to a 2015 incident at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago and was sentenced to one year of court supervision.
Two years later, he was accused of inciting a riot at a concert in Arkansas. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, and was ordered to pay court fees and restitution to two injured people.
Shortly after that 2017 incident, a then-23-year-old fan said they were left paralyzed after being pushed from a third-story balcony and then dragged onstage during a Scott concert in New York City. Video of the incident reportedly showed Scott encouraging fans on the second-floor balcony to jump into the crowd below, assuring them that they would be caught by the people below.
Then in 2021, 10 people were killed and hundreds of others injured during a crowd surge at Scott’s Astroworld music festival in Houston. A jury chose not to indict him in that incident.
