Tyler, the Creator Arrested For Inciting A Riot

Posted by Sebrina Pilcher on Saturday, May 4, 2024

Tyler, the Creator was arrested today (March 15) at a Texas airport for allegedly inciting a riot at his SXSW music festival concert Thursday (March 13), according to TMZ.

The site says that the Odd Future rapper is in custody in Austin, Texas on $3,500 bond.

In a video of the so-called riot released by police, Tyler appears to be telling people in the audience to break down a barricade. The video is below.

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On Thursday, a vehicle reportedly plowed through an Austin, Texas crowd outside of a South By Southwest (SXSW) Tyler, The Creator concert, leaving two people dead and 23 others injured.

The alleged driver, Rashad Charjuan Owens, is being held in Travis County Jail without bond on two counts of capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault for the incident. He is an aspiring rapper and producer.

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