KANSAS CITY, Ma (AP) – R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after struggling with police officers during his arrest for failing to follow coronavirus protocols and other rules during the Kansas City AFC Championship game, police Said Monday.
Songz, 36, named Tremaine Aldon Neverson, was released Monday while an investigation continues, Jackson Sheriff’s spokesman LeVanden Darks said. No charges were filed.
Songz’s representative, Sydney Margetson, declined to comment Monday.
Songz is a three-time Grammy-nominated singer. He won his third no. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B album Hygiene with ‘Back Home’. His other two albums are “Trigga” and “Tremaine The Album”. He has also appeared in movies including ‘Texas Chainshaw 3D’, ‘Baggage Claim’, and he starred in ‘Blood Brother’ in 2018.
In October, Songz posted on Instagram that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he takes the disease very seriously and encouraged his fans to do the same.
Kansas City police say in a statement that fans during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills complained about a man not complying with COVID-19-related protocols and other codes of conduct for fans, including that it was not disruptive. is not, intoxicated, or the use of obscene language.
The statement did not identify the man as Songz and did not say exactly what rules he was violating.
Police said the man refused to follow orders from private security guards at Arrowhead Stadium and was asked to leave. When he refused, police officers from Kansas City and the sheriff in Jackson County were called and he said he would be arrested if he did not comply, police said.
He punched one officer and punched him in the head, police said.
TMZ has released a video Monday showed that Songz was not wearing a mask and struggled with several officers before being led away in handcuffs.
The video does not show how the confrontation began. It can be heard that some fans are shouting at officers to leave him alone.
The video shows at least one officer without a mask and others with masks not completely covering their mouth and nose.
Kansas City police told The Associated Press that officers operating Chiefs games “comply with all mask orders.”
“He was clearly wearing his mask before being assaulted and placed in a headband,” KCPD spokeswoman Donna Drake said in an email.
Law enforcement officials said several agencies operate NFL games, making it difficult to know how many other fans were wiped out or arrested Sunday.
Earlier this month, Songz would perform at a concert in Houston but police closed it after seeing hundreds of people standing in line to enter the venue, which was supposed to work at 50%.
In 2017, Songz is charged with assault and the assault of a police officer after he became upset when he was told to end an action in Detroit. Authorities said microphones and speakers were thrown from the stage during the concert.
Songz pleaded guilty in August 2017 to two counts of disturbing the peace and was sentenced to 18 months probation.