Akon arrested: Why Locked Up singer was arrested in Georgia; mugshot viral

Akon, whose real name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, was reportedly arrested in Georgia on November 7.

Published on: Nov 13, 2025, 02:00:20 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Singer Akon or Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam was arrested on November 7 in Georgia, as per court documents obtained by TMZ. The 52-year-old known for songs like Locked Up was behind bars himself, but has not gotten out, the publication reported.

Akon's arrest took place in DeKalb County last Thursday. (X/@LivesandLores)

The arrest took place in DeKalb County last Thursday, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office confirmed to TMZ. While Akon no longer remains locked up, his mugshot has gone viral on social media.

Why was Akon arrested?

Akon was reportedly arrested because he had a bench warrant issued for failure to appear in a suspended license case, TMZ reported. The incident is from September, when he was reportedly driving a Tesla Cybertruck in Georgia.

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Cops on patrol reportedly saw the vehicle stranded in the middle of the road. Akon, who was behind the wheel, reportedly said that the battery had died. While cops called a tow truck to remove the vehicle, they discovered that Akon's license had been suspended from failure to appear in January 2023, as per the publication. At this time, he was issued a citation for driving while his license was suspended, and allowed to leave the scene.

The officer also reportedly noted that an ‘illegal vape’ was present in the center console which was seized and submitted for destruction during inventory.

Then, in November, Akon was arrested on a bench warrant. He was reportedly arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on an out-of-county warrant. He was booked into jail and then released after 6 hours.

It remains unknown what he arrest warrant was for. Meanwhile, the singer's mugshot has been shared widely online.

The singer was seen wearing a black hoodie in the picture. Two days after his arrest, Akon was in India, performing at a concert in Delhi on November 9.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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