New York rapper and G Unit member Lloyd Banks and his three-man crew have been arrested and charged in Kitchener, Ont., with forcible confinement, aggravated assault and robbery.
Waterloo regional police say a music promoter was allegedly held against his will, robbed and beaten in a Kitchener hotel early Saturday.
Sgt. Brad Finucan said an alleged violent altercation ensued between Banks, whose real name is Christopher Lloyd, his three associates and a music promoter at a concert at a night club in Brantford, Ont., on Friday night.
Sgt. Finucan said there was a dispute over a performance and appearance fee at Club NV in Brantford. The fight started at the club and continued at the Kitchener hotel early Saturday. Police were called by another booking agent.
Sgt. Finucan said the victim, a 36-year-old Toronto man, was punched, kicked, robbed and held for an hour in the hotel room. He was treated for head and facial injuries and released from Grand River Hospital for serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Mr. Lloyd, 27, Tyrell Cooper, 24, Nicklas Sloane, 25, and Shaun McGee, 31, were to appear today for a bail hearing.