Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a 41-year-old New Orleans resident, has been arrested for his actions in the course of the Kendrick Lamar Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present. The background performer was seen mentioning a Sudanese flag bearing the message ‘Sudan and Free Gaza’ in an indication of protest ‘and disrupted the halftime present by operating throughout the sector with the flag’.
“We take any try to disrupt any a part of an NFL recreation, together with the halftime present, very severely and are happy this particular person will likely be held accountable to the fullest extent of the legislation,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy mentioned in a press release.
On February 9, throughout Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present on the Caesars Superdome, Nantambu, employed as an additional performer, disrupted the efficiency by operating throughout the sector with a Sudanese flag. The Louisiana State Police (LSP) arrested him on Thursday, charging him with resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful meeting, per a press launch.
Nantambu, licensed to be on the sector, deviated from his position, ignored safety instructions, and was apprehended after a chase. He surrendered after an arrest warrant was issued and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Heart, authorities mentioned.
Antonio Brown Taking pictures Incident
On Might 16,, Nantambu was allegedly shot at by former NFL participant Antonio Brown throughout an altercation exterior an novice boxing occasion in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood.
Brown, 36, reportedly grabbed a safety guard’s handgun and fired two photographs at Nantambu after a fistfight, with one bullet grazing his neck. Nantambu advised The New York Publish that Brown thought he’d “get a free kill” beneath Florida’s “Stand Your Floor” legislation, citing a previous dispute over a stolen pendant in Dubai in 2022.
The previous NFL star now faces a second-degree tried homicide cost, carrying as much as 15 years in jail. Brown is but to reply to the newest revelations.
