Rapper Sean Kingston Arrested Onstage in California, Mother Also Detained in Florida Over Colossal TV Purchase

Rapper Sean Kingston was taken into custody during a performance in California, shortly after his mother faced a similar fate in Florida, all related to the purchase of a massive TV, according to a lawyer familiar with the case.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office reported that Kingston, 34, was apprehended without incident on a Florida warrant near Fort Irwin, an Army base roughly 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Earlier that day, Broward detectives arrested his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, during a raid on Kingston's 14,000-square-foot rented mansion in Southwest Ranches, seizing several items from the property.

This unusual case revolves around Kingston's purchase of a 17 x 9 foot TV in September 2023. Lawyer Dennis Card, who has filed a lawsuit against Kingston regarding the $150,000 entertainment set, was present during Turner's arrest.

Card alleges that Kingston bought the TV on credit with a minimal down payment, promising the seller, Ver Ver Entertainment, which sells the sets under the brand name Colossal TV, that Justin Bieber would endorse their products.