UPDATED 6/12, 2:45 p.m. ET:Ā Polo Gās mother and manager, Stacia Mac, has shared on Facebook that she bonded out Polo G and all others detained in Miami, which included at least eight people in his circle, including Poloās sisterĀ Leilani.Ā All are now awaiting processing, according to The Shade Room.
āIāve also, of course, notified my attorney,ā she wrote. āIāll be relieved when I have everyone out of jail safely. Thank you guys for your support.ā
Stacia also wrote on Twitter that ānone of these charges would be possible if the POLICE did not make contact with my son Polo G.ā
āHe was NOT the driver. He was a PASSENGER in a professionally licensed vehicle with security,ā she shared.Ā āHe was moving smart and correctly. What more could he have done.ā
Polo G got on Twitter after his release and wrote he was being targeted the moment he landed in Miami.
See original story from 6/12/21 below.Ā
Polo G was arrested in Miami and booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 8 a.m. Saturday, facing charges ofĀ battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with violence and criminal mischief, according to the Miami Herald.Ā
The chart-topping Chicago MC, named Taurus Bartlett, reportedly has a bond ofĀ $19,500 over his five charges.
News of the arrest first hit Saturday morning when Poloās mother and manager,Ā Stacia Mac, shared on Instagram that police pulled over Polo and his younger brother while leaving a release party for his third albumĀ Hall of Fame. She alleged that policeĀ āmade it difficult for her to check on her childrenā and āstopped them because they were driving while Black.ā
āMy kids called me in a frenzy saying the police are behind them, 20 cars behind them,ā she said, adding that āThey refused to let me speak to my minor son, who is 16 years old.ā
While Miami police did not respond to the Heraldās request for elaboration, the department tweeted that it was āaware of the incident involving Mr. Taurus Bartlett, also known as Polo G, and another male juvenile. We will provide updates as they become available.ā