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Robert Allen, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
was being held on Thursday in southern Georgia awaiting transfer
to Broward County, Florida, where the 20-year-old "Sad" rapper
was killed in an apparent robbery in broad daylight, the Broward
sheriff's office said.
Allen was one of four men indicted a week ago for the June 18
murder of XXXTentacion, who was born and raised as Jahseh Onfroy
in Plantation, Florida.
Allen was arrested by U.S. marshals without incident at a
relative's house where he had been staying, said Deputy U.S.
Marshal John Edgar, supervisor of the marshals task force out of
Macon and Savannah, Georgia.
A fourth man, Trayvon Newsome, 20, was still at large on
Thursday and two others, Dedrick Williams and Michael
Boatwright, both 22, were already in custody on charges of
first-degree murder with a firearm and armed robbery with a
firearm.
XXXTentacion was killed as he left a business in Deerfield
Beach, about 40 miles north of Miami.
XXXTentacion's hit "Sad," rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
charts following his death. It was the first time a solo artist
in a lead role reached the top spot posthumously since Notorious
B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems" in 1997, Billboard reported.
Attorneys for Boatwright and Williams could not be reached on
Thursday.
Boatwright and Newsome were armed when they confronted the
rapper in an apparent robbery, Broward sheriff's officials said.
The 20-year-old rapper was taken to a local hospital where he
was pronounced dead, according to officials.
XXXTentacion released his first album in August 2017. His second
album "?" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart when
it was released in March.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Editing
by Steve Orlofsky)
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