Rapper Nelly was arrested in Auburn, Wash., early Saturday morning after a woman accused him of raping her on his tour bus, Seattle Fox affiliate station KCPQ, and TMZ report.
KCPQ, known locally as Q13Fox, reported that the woman, who met the rapper at his Friday show at Auburn’s White River Ampitheatre, called police around 3:45 a.m. PT.
They told the TV station that the incident occurred on the rapper’s tour bus while it was parked behind a Walmart store, about 20 minutes away from the venue where he’d played with Florida Georgia Line hours earlier.
FoxQ13 reporter Brandi Kuse said Nelly, whose legal name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was booked into the SCORE (South Correctional Entity) jail in Des Moines, Wash., at 6:29 a.m. PT.
He was charged with second-degree rape, indicating force was used or the victim was incapable of consent due to being physically helpless, mentally incapacitated or developmentally disabled.
BREAKING: Here is the jail booking for Nelly, real name Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. he was booked at 6:39am PST. #Q13FOX pic.twitter.com/pQYDu1DilH
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) October 7, 2017
However, his name had been removed from the jail’s inmate roster by 9:30 a.m. PT.
The jail and Auburn Police did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment, nor did Nelly’s representatives.
The St. Louis-bred rapper is on tour with country duo Florida Georgia Live and is scheduled to play in Ridgeland, Wash., on Saturday.