Jacquees Released From Jail After DUI & Battery Arrest

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Jacquees said that he doesn't believe the charges against him will stick after his recent arrest on DUI and battery charges in Hollywood, Florida.

It’s been quite the week for Jacquees, who found himself locked up in a Florida jail over the weekend. The R&B singer was arrested for DUI and Battery but has now been released from the Broward County Main Jail on $3,500 bail on Monday, according to All Hip Hop. As part of his conditions, Jacquees must refrain from alcohol and drugs.

The 32-year-old singer was hit with DUI, battery on an officer, and resisting an officer without violence charges after police said they found him passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle. They said that they found him unresponsive in the car at an intersection in Hollywood, FL. Apparently, they tried to wake him up on several occasions, but when that didn’t work, firefighters were required to break the passenger-side window.

Police said that they smelled alcohol on the Mood 2 singer and that he became combative with first responders when they tried to take him to the hospital. That’s when they claimed he struck a cop in the arm before a cop hit him in the face ahead of his arrest.

Jacquees Is Confident That The Charges Against Him Will Be Dropped

But Jacquees pushed back against the police’s account of what happened. After his release, he told reporters that they started putting hands on him after he told them that he didn’t want to go to jail. However, he denied that he ever resisted physically. “What’s resisting like saying, like, ‘Man, don’t lock me up.’ Oh, yeah. I definitely told them don’t lock me up. Not physically,” he said. 

Overall, Jacquees doesn’t seem entirely concerned, as he expressed confidence that the charges would be dropped eventually. We will continue to keep you posted on any further updates surrounding Jacquees. 

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.

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