Sean Kingston bought a huge TV for his home, but he didn’t actually pay for it. Now, the police are after him and his mom.
According to TMZ, the police performed a raid on Sean’s home in Florida on May 23rd, early in the morning. Sean wasn’t home at the time. He had a concert that he was doing in Los Angeles.
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His mother, Janice Turner, however, was at home and had to open the door up to dozens of police officers who swarmed the house. Along with the police, Dennis Card, a lawyer, was there with specific instructions from the company he was working for.
It seems as though Sean bought a $150,000 home entertainment station but didn’t actually pay for it. The company that gave the entertainment system to Sean put in a lawsuit against him several years ago. Now, it seems as though it’s finally getting its justice.
Sean and His Mother Were Arrested
Dennis took pictures to document the raid. TMZ was able to get their hands on those pictures, too.
One of the most startling photos was of the entertainment station, itself. It was a massive TV that spanned an entire wall in Sean’s room.
The photo showed police officers carefully disassembling it panel by panel. It took some time since there were 1,000 panels that needed to be removed.
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There were a few other things that the police confiscated, too. Dennis said that he wasn’t the only one reclaiming items that Sean supposedly didn’t pay for.
Two women also entered the home claiming that Sean had bought a really expensive mattress from them and never paid for it, either. So, they took the mattress.
As for Sean’s mother, police detained her and then charged her with fraud and theft. She’s in jail awaiting bail.
The police weren’t satisfied with just Janice, though. Later that day, the police went to Fort Irwin, which is out in the middle of California’s Mojave Desert.
Sean was there doing another performance before he had one lined up in Las Vegas. The police said that after the performance, Sean cooperated with them, and they took him to San Bernadino County jail. He was charged with the same crimes as his mother–fraud and theft.
Sean Only Paid the Downpayment on the Entertainment System
While Sean hasn’t talked about the charges yet, he did share a Story on Instagram. In it, he said that people loved negative energy. He also said that he was good and so was his mother.
Sean added that his lawyers were handling everything and included some emojis of prayer hands. So, it seems that Sean is leaving the legal mess for his lawyers to fix.
The company that is suing Sean, which led to his arrest, is Ver Ver Entertainment. According to CNN, they’re known for selling and installing high-end television and sound systems.
The company claimed that they gave Sean a discounted price with the understanding that he would make a promotional video with Justin Beiber. Sean paid the downpayment but failed to pay for the rest of his entertainment system afterward.
They also claimed that because Sean had worked with Justin in the past, they believed him when he said he’d make the video. Now, they realize that he no longer has a working relationship with Justin.
More details will likely emerge as the investigation continues.
