Florida Rapper SpotemGottem Arrested After Jet Ski Chase

Florida rapper SpotemGotten was arrested in Miami on Sunday following an alleged jet ski chase near the Miami Marine Stadium, multiple reports stated.

The rapper, whose real name is Nehemiah Lamar Harden, was charged with reckless operation of a vessel and fleeing police, said NBC affiliate station WFLA. It's unclear if a bond has been set; however, Newsweek has reached out to the Miami-Dade Police Department for more information.

Harden is best known for his 2020 single "Beat Box," which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and received remixes from several notable rappers, including DaBaby, Deante' Hitchcock, Latto, Polo G, Lil Yachty and NLE Choppa.

Past Legal Troubles

Despite his success, however, Harden has faced legal trouble before and was arrested twice before Sunday's alleged chase. In 2017, the then-15-year-old rapper was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon and grand theft auto after he and a friend stole a car when theirs broke down.

And last year, Harden was arrested in an Aventura, Florida, hotel room after allegedly pointing a gun at a parking attendant. At the time of his arrest, he was found lying in bed with an AK-47 pistol, and he was later charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and accessory after the fact to a felony.

Jet Ski Chase

On Sunday, said WFLA, the rapper was arrested for the "wanton disregard for the safety of persons and property (boats) at a speed or in a manner as to endanger himself or others" following his alleged jet ski chase with Miami police.

According to the station, Harden was spotted doing "S" turns near anchored boats in a restricted speed zone. An officer tried to perform a traffic stop, but Harden purportedly sped away and "began swerving through boats and swimmers in the area," the station said.

Police chased Harden with "lights and sirens," but the rapper continued to flee, said KRON. Though he was, of course, eventually stopped and arrested.

Unfortunately, Sunday's incident isn't the first Florida crime to make headlines.

In March, Florida's Panama City Beach Police arrested over 160 Spring Breakers and confiscated 75 guns.

In response to the "fears of public violence," Mayor Dan Gelber said, "We can't endure this anymore, we just simply cannot have people come to our city and have to worry about being shot. That's not a way a city can operate."

And in May, Clio Maria Trice of Miami Gardens was arrested and charged after she confessed to "brutally" killing an elderly man she lived with for 14 years.