Rick Ross’s Georgia estate swarmed by police searching for weapon after armed man fled

Rick Ross’s Georgia estate is swarmed by police searching for weapon after armed man fled there following chase

  • Rapper was not at home at the time of the incident 
  • Incident initiated over an attempted break-in linked to domestic violence
  • Suspect ran onto a wood line on the rapper and music exec’s property 
  • Suspect was later arrested at gunpoint 


Police searched the Atlanta area home of rapper Rick Ross on Tuesday, looking for a weapon a suspect might have dropped after a chase.

Police sources told Fox5 that the incident began with a call to Clayton County Sheriffs about a male armed with a gun in an attempted break-in linked to domestic violence.

The pursuit descended into a high-speed vehicular pursuit of the suspect, authorities said, until the suspect crashed near at Old National Highway and Georgia Highway 138.

Police searched the Atlanta area home of rapper Rick Ross on Tuesday, looking for a weapon a suspect might have dropped after a chase. Ross was snapped in Miami last month

The suspect ran onto a wood line on the 45-year-old rapper and music exec’s property with gun in hand, the outlet reported. 

That led authorities to conduct an extensive search on and near Ross’s home, which rests about 20 miles from Atlanta.

Clayton County deputies told the outlet that they made their way onto the premises through a security gate.

Insiders told TMZ that the suspect was eventually taken into custody but the reported weapon was not recovered. 

Background: Authorities conducted an extensive search on and near Ross's home, which rests about 20 miles from Atlanta

Background: Authorities conducted an extensive search on and near Ross’s home, which rests about 20 miles from Atlanta

The rap stalwart was snapped playing in Miami last month

The rap stalwart was snapped playing in Miami last month

The suspect, who was not identified, was arrested at gunpoint without injuries to anyone, and booked into the Clayton County Jail, authorities said. 

The music professional, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, was not on the premises when the incident occurred, police said.

TMZ was first to report the story.