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Rick Ross Arrested on Felony Strangulation Charge in Miami, Pleads Not Guilty

The rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II, turned himself in to Miami Beach police on October 1 on felony battery-by-strangulation and misdemeanor battery charges tied to an alleged August incident reported by an ex-girlfriend. He was released on bond with a no-contact order and a stay-away order, and his arraignment is set for October 22; his lawyers insist the accusations are false.