Sean Kington was arrested after his South Florida home was raided by police and a SWAT team Thursday morning.
Kingston was arrested without incident Thursday evening by police in Fort Irwin, California, after the Broward County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant on numerous fraud and theft charges, Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kelly Codd said in an email to USA Today on Thursday.
Investigators say Kingston is expected to be booked into a San Bernardino jail.
Codd previously said that following the investigation, detectives, along with Davie Police SWAT, “executed an arrest and search warrant at a residence in Southwest Ranches.”
As a result of the investigation, Kingston’s mother, 62-year-old Janice Turner, was arrested on “numerous counts of fraud and theft.”
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The “Beautiful Girls” singer was not on the premises, according to Local News 10. USA Today has reached out to Kingston’s representatives for comment.
Details of Turner’s arrest are currently unknown.
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According to Broward County court documents obtained by USA Today, Turner was served with a civil lawsuit earlier this month by the Curran Living Trust over $100,000 in unpaid rent at a different Florida location than where he was arrested.
Kingston has also been facing legal trouble since February when he was sued by Barber Entertainment for breach of contract and fraud after the company allegedly failed to pay for a 232-inch television and premium sound system, according to court documents.
The company claims the singer used her celebrity status, specifically her ties to Justin Bieber, to negotiate prices. The company is seeking $30,000 plus attorneys’ fees in a jury trial.
Dennis Card, an attorney representing Ver Ver Entertainment, told Local 10 News outside the search Thursday that they plan to recover the equipment.
“He’s basically using a sales pitch to scam people. He’s getting them to buy very expensive items,” Card said. “We know we have property in this house, so as soon as the raid begins, we’re going to send people down there to put it back together and give it back to the rightful owners.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Card for comment.
