Keke Wyatt Arrested
R&B Singer Keke Wyatt Arrested on Child Cruelty Charges in Georgia
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R&B singer Keke Wyatt was arrested in Henry County, Georgia, on September 20 and booked on charges reported as terroristic threats, assault and cruelty to children; some accounts list aggravated assault and specify third-degree child cruelty. She was released two days later after posting $1,050 bond and has not publicly commented. Details about the alleged incident remain limited, and the booking record does not identify a child or describe what the child allegedly witnessed. Georgia’s third-degree child-cruelty statute can apply when a child witnesses or hears certain violent acts; the charge does not itself allege that Wyatt harmed a child.
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The booking listing identifies Wyatt by her full legal name, Ketara Wyatt Darring, and labels the child-cruelty charge a “3rd Degree Witness” offense.
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The arrest renews attention on a 2002 assault case involving Wyatt and her then-husband, Rahmat Morton, which authorities later dismissed. Wyatt said at the time that she stabbed Morton in self-defense because her life was in danger.
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Complex reported that a first or second conviction for third-degree child cruelty is a misdemeanor in Georgia; it also noted that aggravated assault generally carries a potential sentence of one to 20 years, with ranges varying in some circumstances.
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Before the arrest, Wyatt was promoting an appearance at the OKC R&B Festival scheduled for October 4.
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