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Akon Arrested in Georgia After Flock Alert Ties Tesla to Roswell Warrant

Police reported a same-day release following booking in DeKalb County.

Overview

  • Chamblee police responded around 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 to a Flock camera alert for a white Tesla and located the vehicle at a Tint World shop on Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
  • An officer confirmed the driver as Aliaune Badara Thiam using his license photo, detained him, and then verified an out-of-county warrant with the Roswell Police Department.
  • DeKalb County jail records show he was booked just after 12:30 p.m. and released about six hours later.
  • The incident report states no weapons or contraband were found during a search, and the Tesla was not impounded.
  • CBS reporting notes he performed in Delhi on Nov. 9 and has scheduled appearances in Bengaluru on Nov. 14 and Mumbai on Nov. 16.