Rapper Rick Ross was arrested on the morning of October 1 in Miami Beach. He was reportedly booked into Miami-Dade County's Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, following domestic violence allegations. He faced charges of felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery.According to a report in Local10, Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts, was charged with domestic violence following allegations by an ex-girlfriend that he physically attacked her at his Miami Beach home on August 28, 2026.NBC Miami reported that Ross is currently not in jail. He was released from custody after he posted bond that same afternoon. He has denied all allegations, and his next court appearance is scheduled for October 22, 2026.The outlet reported that Rick Ross has been in a relationship with his girlfriend for about a year and that the pair had been living together before the attack.Continue to read for more details.Rick Ross arrested on battery charges after ex-girlfriend reports abuseRick Ross’ arrest has come days after his former girlfriend took to Instagram to publicly allege physical abuse on Instagram.People magazine has reported that the victim has been identified as his former girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick. She is a model and a content creator. In late September, she shared a series of Instagram Stories that showed injuries caused by Mr Ross. One of the photos included a swollen lip, which showed that he was physically abusive towards her.When an Instagram user DM’ed her praising her beauty, she replied to the user:“He saw a punching bag.”Rick Ross’ girlfriend then shared an image of her face, in which her lip appeared swollen. She wrote the caption:“The day Rick busted my lip and the day I left.”Rick Ross and Jazzma Kendrick attend BET Awards 2026 - Show - Source: GettyKendrick then shared a photo of herself lifting her upper lip revealing a visible injury. She wrote over the image:“I don’t know a lot of things, but I do know that a man that puts his hands on me, is a man that never loved me and never will.”In her final post, stating allegations, the influencer shared a statement, saying:“It’s always good until it isn’t. If a man hits you one time, he will do it again. Don’t give him the opportunity. Value your life and leave.”According to the documents listed in the New York Times report, Rick Ross accused his ex-girlfriend of being in a relationship with someone else. He struck her every time she denied the allegations, including several times on her chest. He then reportedly continued to abuse her by choking her “to the point that she could not breathe.”Ross then grabbed her ponytail and slammed her against a wall, which injured her face, causing her lip to bleed. He then pushed her onto the floor and sprayed her with water from a shower head. The report added that Ross’ ex-girlfriend contacted her friend to pick her up during an alleged physical altercation.Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the property that confirmed a friend arrived at the residence to pick her up but was turned away. According to the affidavit, Ross later shared a photo of the friend's arrival outside his gate on his own Instagram account. He captioned the security camera capture with:“When u see this face, you know it's bad.”Since her friend was turned away, Kendrick told the police that she had to wait until Ross left the house later that day to successfully pack her belongings and escape the residence.Ross maintained his innocence, stating outside jail that the allegations were completely fabricated. His attorney called the claims false and said the ex-girlfriend's motivations are unclear.