Cardi B charged in assault case
Rapper is cooperating in an investigation into a fight involving two female bartenders
Hip-hop star Cardi B, who was wanted following a dispute she was involved in at a Queens strip club in August, was arrested and released on Monday after voluntarily turning herself over to New York authorities.
The rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, was accompanied by her attorney and nine other suspects, who also turned themselves over to authorities at the 109th Precinct, NYPD officials said. Upon arrival, Cardi was placed under arrest, taken to a holding cell, processed and then released. She has to appear in Queens Criminal Court on October 29.
The musician will be formally charged at her court appearance, a spokesperson for the Queens District Attorney’s office said, adding that changes to the charges could be made then.
Police officials had been called to the gentlemen’s club at about 3am on August 29 after the rapper and nine others were suspected of “a reckless endangerment act” that involved throwing bottles, the NYPD said. Two female bartenders were injured.