Jamaican artiste Kemar Highcon arrested in Florida for alleged grand theft auto

Jamaican dancehall artiste Kemar Highcon has been arrested in Florida and faces a grand theft auto charge which is a third-degree felony.

According to Broward County public records, the arrest was made on Friday, May 5.

Grand Theft Auto is when someone takes another person’s vehicle without the owner’s permission and with the intent to deprive the owner of the vehicle permanently.

Highcon, born Kemar Woodfine, lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

He got his breakthrough with So Saucy in 2019 and kept his momentum with the follow-up, Talk Bout.

Highcon also landed sponsorship deals and became an ambassador for Digicel and Pizza Hut.

The artiste is from Portmore in St Catherine, Jamaica, and attended St Jago High School in Spanish Town.

He migrated to New York City in 2006.