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Lil Nas X Arrested in Los Angeles After Pre-Dawn Street Incident Involving Suspected Overdose

Authorities have yet to determine whether drugs or a mental-health crisis caused the episode.

Overview

  • The 26-year-old was filmed on Ventura Boulevard wearing only underwear and cowboy boots, murmuring about a party and placing a traffic cone on his head, according to TMZ.
  • LAPD said he charged at responding officers, who detained him and first sent him to a hospital after paramedics suspected an overdose.
  • After medical clearance, he was booked on a misdemeanor suspicion of obstructing an officer and taken to Valley Jail in Van Nuys.
  • Police said the underlying cause of his condition remains undetermined, and his representatives had not issued a public statement.
  • The video spread widely on social media, drawing concern as recent unusual posts and an April hospitalization for temporary facial paralysis resurfaced in coverage.