Breaking: NBA YoungBoy Arrested In Atlanta, Charged With Possession Of Marijuana

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NBA YoungBoy Arrested In Atlanta

NBA YoungBoy was arrested Monday evening after an incident at the Hyatt House in downtown Atlanta. According to APD, the Baton Rouge rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was in the hotel with a woman named Starr Thigpen, when the two got into an altercation with the housekeeper

WAFB News reports:

Police say housekeeping entered a room that was supposed to be unoccupied to begin cleaning it. However, when the housekeeping staff noticed the room was occupied Gaulden directed Thigpen to get the housekeeping staff out of the room. Thigpen assaulted one of the housekeeping staff members, striking her in the face. The altercation continued into the hallway before a hotel employee was able to run downstairs to get help.

Both Youngboy and Thigpen are facing three misdemeanors each, including two disorderly conduct charges and one for possession of marijuana. His court date is set for Tuesday morning.