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New York Rapper Arrested In Escambia County
October 9, 2014
A self-proclaimed rapper who police said traveled the country with an entourage and didn’t pay bills for lodging and wages to his employees has been arrested in Pensacola.
Walker Washington, 46, aka Shameek Shamel of Brooklyn, NY, was arrested in Escambia County and charged with fraud/defrauding an innkeeper for $300 or more. A woman who was traveling with him – Adnijah Niles aka Sharon Williams, 20, of Albany, NY – also was arrested on the same charge.
Pensacola Police officer Maria Landy began investigating the pair around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday after she received information from Anthony Greer, 23, of Madison, TN. Greer and seven other people, including Washington, had stayed at the Lee House Bed & Breakfast, 400 Bayfront Parkway, for two nights.
Landy said Niles had tried to charge five rooms that had been rented for two nights at Lee House. Niles was arrested because she knew the credit card she provided as payment was not valid.
During the investigation, Landy determined Washington and his entourage had defrauded catering services, recording studios, transportation services, and motels/inns in Mobile, Nashville and Panama City. The amount of unpaid bills is not yet known. Also, Landy contacted a business in Gallatin, TN, and learned Washington and his entourage had allegedly left there without paying a $10,000 bill.
Washington told Landy he was an artist and that he worked for Black Billionaires Inc. He has performed at various locations but has accrued thousands of dollars in unpaid bills, Landy said.
Greer told Landy he owned a business called The Royal Society and had been hired by Washington and Niles in Nashvill to provide personal security and transportation. Greer said he estimated he and his employees were due more than $136,000 for services and expenses for approximately the past month.Greer also said the entourage had left in the middle of the night without paying bills at other locations, and the reason he contacted police was he feared Washington and Niles were getting ready to leave Pensacola without paying him and his employees.
In addition to claiming he is a rapper, Washington also travels the country and holds “open casting calls” for a reality show called “The Originator,” which he tells people he plans to film, police said. Potential cast members pay a $20 fee, which investigators said Washington pockets, and they are not contacted for the show.
Landy said active warrants for illegal use of credit cards and failure to appear on charges have been issued for Washington in other cities. She also said Washington, who uses many aliases, was arrested in 2005 for fraud by not paying for services with numerous businesses when he presented himself as a rapper.
He also had an active warrant with the U.S. Marshal’s Office for probation violation, Landy said.
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5 Responses to “New York Rapper Arrested In Escambia County”
LOL Dennis or maybe a little jail house rock if he get over his prison blues.
Time for him to change singing genres – now he can become a (prison) blues singer!
so clever blueace33 lol
Why would you let someone you don’t know rack up a $136k bill over a whole month? He should have demanded payment after the first week.
Looks like Mr.Washington is taking a bad rap.