Travis Scott's Lawyer Says Arrest Was 'Due to a Misunderstanding' as He Thanks Authorities for 'Amicable Resolution'

In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, attorney Bradford Cohen said "there was absolutely no physical altercation involved" in Scott's Thursday arrest

Travis Scott’s lawyer is speaking out after the rapper was arrested in Florida on charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing on a property after a warning.

On Thursday, June 21, the same day as Scott’s arrest, attorney Bradford Cohen released a statement obtained by PEOPLE that says, "Mr. Scott was briefly detained due to a misunderstanding. There was absolutely no physical altercation involved, and we thank the authorities for working with us towards a swift and amicable resolution."

Sources familiar with the matter also told PEOPLE, "There was no physical altercation with anyone" following the 33-year-old rapper's arrest.

"This was a rowdy party and Travis was already bailed out for a few hundred dollars. He is already home," they added. "There will be no further action to be taken as it was a minor incident akin to receiving a ticket with no injuries."

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Representatives for the Miami Beach Police Department told PEOPLE that Scott (born Jacques Bermon Webster II) was arrested at approximately 1:44 a.m. on Thursday following an incident at the Miami Beach Marina. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, officers noted that authorities were called to the property on complaints of fighting on a yacht. Upon arrival, they allegedly found the artist "yelling at the vessel occupants."

"Officers made contact with [Scott] to conduct an investigation," the affidavit read. "The defendant was asked by officers to sit down, at which point [he] temporarily sat down and then began continuously standing back up, disregarding officers' commands. Throughout the interaction, officers on scene could sense a strong smell of alcohol coming from the defendant's breath."

The complainant didn’t want to press charges against the rap star, but did request he leave the vessel. Police said Scott was then warned to leave the dock "or he would be arrested.”

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Authorities also said Scott left the premises at one point but returned "approximately five minutes later, disregarding officers' commands not to go."

"[Scott] began yelling once again, becoming erratic, disturbing the peace of the occupants of the marina and nearby residential buildings, causing a public disturbance,” the affidavit noted. He was then arrested and transported to the Miami Beach Police Department.

According to public records, Scott was booked in Miami-Dade County around 4:35 a.m. local time. His disorderly intoxication and trespassing charges came with a bond — which was submitted as of Thursday — of $650 total, $150 for the former and $500 for the latter.

Police claimed that after the "Meltdown" rapper’s arrest, he "later admitted that he had been drinking alcohol and stated, 'It's Miami.’”

Scott’s latest legal troubles come nearly one year after a Texas grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against him following the 2021 Astroworld Festival tragedy, where 10 people were killed and thousands injured after a crowd crush.

In a statement previously obtained by PEOPLE, the rapper’s attorney Kent Schaffer said, "Today’s decision by the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along — that Travis Scott is not responsible for the AstroWorld tragedy. This is consistent with investigative reporting by numerous media outlets and federal and state government reports that have squarely placed the onus for event safety crises on organizers, operators and contractors - not performers.”

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“While waiting patiently for the District Attorney’s decision to not file charges, Travis Scott has been inaccurately and wrongly singled out, despite stopping the show three separate times and being unaware of the events as they were unfolding,” he continued. “Now that this chapter is closed, we hope for the government efforts to focus on what is most important - stopping future heartbreaking tragedies like AstroWorld from ever occurring again."

Scott’s Florida arrest occurred during the European leg of his Utopia-Circus Maximus Tour, which began last October to support his 2023 album, Utopia. The Grammy-nominated rapper’s next shows are scheduled in the Netherlands for June 28 and June 30.

On Friday, June 21, Scott released a new single with DJ Mustard titled "Parking Lot," which appears on the producer's upcoming album, Faith of a Mustard Seed, out July 26.

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