OJ da Juiceman suffered a ‘serious medical emergency’ while in police custody Saturday in DeKalb County, Georgia, his representatives claim.
‘While in custody, OJ suffered a serious medical episode related to his Type 1 diabetes on March 21 and required emergency treatment at Grady Memorial Hospital,’ representatives for the Atlanta native, 44, told TMZ Thursday.
The ‘health and safety’ of the musical artist ‘should never have been put at risk in this way,’ his representatives told the outlet.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for OJ da Juiceman for further comment on the story.
OJ da Juiceman had been arrested on March 15 by Georgia State Patrol in connection with 10 charges, including aggravated assault upon a public safety officer, according to DeKalb County Superior Court records reviewed by WSB.
The rapper, whose full name is Otis Whitfield Williams Jr., was accused of speeding past a trooper on the I-20 East highway on January 28 and displaying a firearm toward the lawman.
OJ da Juiceman, 44, suffered a ‘serious medical emergency’ while in police custody in DeKalb County, Georgia, his representatives claim. Pictured 2019 in Atlanta
OJ da Juiceman was subsequently booked into DeKalb County jail March 16.
His reps denied the allegations to TMZ, saying that OJ da Juiceman respects the law; and that police officers are aware ‘who actually committed this offense.’
OJ da Juiceman’s team told TMZ that the rapper ‘has suffered real professional and financial harm’ as result of the allegations made by authorities.
They include ‘missed performances and disruptions tied to the release of his latest project, R&B Juice 2, alongside Chester and Zaytoven,’ his representatives said.
They added, ‘We expect this situation to be corrected – and corrected quickly.
‘If it is not, his management and legal team are fully prepared to take swift and aggressive action to protect his rights, including pursuing all available legal remedies.’
The Georgia State Patrol said in its report that a grey Nissan sedan was the vehicle involved in the afternoon incident.
The trooper involved said in the report he witnessed the driver aiming a black handgun at them via the passenger window.
The rapper ‘has suffered real professional and financial harm’ as a result of the allegations made by authorities,’ his team claimed. Pictured in Atlanta in 2024
OJ da Juiceman had been arrested on March 15 by Georgia State Patrol in connection with 10 charges, including aggravated assault upon a public safety officer. Pictured in 2024 in Atlanta
The trooper said they did not use their emergency lights in the ensuing pursuit ‘knowing that activating my lights might impede my ability to keep up.’
The driver again showed off the firearm toward the trooper while on Panthersville Road, according to officials.
A check of the vehicle information revealed OJ da Juiceman as the renter, the trooper said, adding that the image of the rapper resembled who he saw in the pursuit.
A witness has said in a sworn affidavit that OJ da Juiceman, who was also accused of reckless driving in the encounter, hadn’t been driving the vehicle in question.
She said that while he rented the car for her, he ‘did not have possession of the rental vehicle’ and she let someone else drive it, the station reported, citing documents.
OJ da Juiceman’s lawyer Terrell Dark told WSB, ‘We are confident in our client’s innocence and in the legal posture of this case.
‘We will continue to pursue all appropriate remedies to secure his release and expect that, upon proper consideration of the evidence, Mr. Williams Jr. will be fully vindicated.’
OJ da Juiceman, who is in custody at the DeKalb County Jail, is slated to appear at an April 2 bond hearing in the case.
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