ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta rapper T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was mistakenly arrested at Atlanta’s airport Sunday night.
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Channel 2′s Tom Jones spoke to the Clayton County sheriff, who said a warrant had been taken out for a man with the same name in Baltimore. That Clifford Harris was accused of beating a woman.
T.I. said he was in Los Angeles and arrived in Baltimore after the alleged incident took place. The warrant also described the suspect as as significantly larger than T.I.
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The rapper insisted he was not the suspect but was arrested by a border patrol agent anyway. He was taken to the Clayton County jail.
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A metro Atlanta judge dismissed the case. T.I.’s attorney, Steve Sadow, told TMZ that the rapper was released within two hours.
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