T.I. Arrested At Atlanta Airport, Hauled Off To Clayton County Jail
T.I. was arrested on Sunday night (August 5) at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in a case of mistaken identity. According to inmate records, he was taken into custody at 4:31 p.m. local time and released at approximately 6:19 p.m. the same day. The charge was listed as “Fugitive From Justice.”
The mixup occurred after a warrant had been issued for a Baltimore man named Clifford Harris, the same as T.I.’s government name. The suspect is wanted for his alleged involvement in violent behavior toward a woman, stalking and possible weapon charges.
T.I. was taken from the airport to Clayton County Jail. Because the warrant was issued out of state, the arrest triggered an automatic extradition hearing, which a judge quickly dismissed. T.I. has yet to address the incident on his social media pages.
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T.I. and his wife, Tamika “Tiny” Harris, have faced a slew of legal troubles in recent years. Last month, the couple asked a California judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of sexual assault and battery as they contested the merits of a civil complaint filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe.
“All the claims asserted in the Complaint are time-barred because the statute of limitations for such claims has long expired over sixteen years ago,” T.I .and Tiny’s lawyers wrote. “Further, notwithstanding the fact that Defendants Clifford Harris (‘Mr. Harris’) and Tameka Harris (‘Mrs. Harris’) (collectively ‘Defendants’ or ‘Harrises’), deny that any of the alleged conduct even occurred, the Complaint fails to allege facts to sufficiently establish any of the claims alleged in the Complaint.”
They added, “Accordingly, Defendants seek to dismiss all the claims in the Complaint … for failure to state a claim upon which any relief can be granted. Because there is no possible remedy for these deficiencies … Defendants seek dismissal of this entire action.”
Jane Doe sued T.I. and Tiny for sexual assault, battery, sexual battery, negligence, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress in January. The woman said the Harrises drugged and sexually assaulted her on an unspecified date in 2005.
T.I .and Tiny denied the allegations, claiming the alleged victim tried to extort them before filing the lawsuit.
“On the heels of positivity, negativity always rears its ugly head,” T.I. and Tiny told AllHipHop in January. “This plaintiff has been threatening to file this lawsuit for THREE years. For THREE years, we have emphatically and categorically denied these allegations. For THREE years we have maintained our innocence and refused to pay these extortionate demands for things we didn’t do.
“For THREE years, we’ve maintained the same position while the claims in this story have changed time and time again. Our position is clear… We are innocent of these fake claims, we will not be shaken down, and we look forward to our day in court.”