Louisiana police have arrested a Super Bowl LIX halftime performer who disrupted Kendrick Lamar’s set by holding up a flag stating “Sudan and Free Gaza”.
State police revealed that this week, New Orleans’ Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, voluntarily turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest following a four-month investigation.
Nantambu was charged with resisting an officer and interruption of a lawful assembly after a lengthy investigation into his alleged involvement in the brief halftime show protest.
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According to a press release from the Louisiana State Police, he was booked in the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
Back in May, Nantambu claimed that he was shot by popular NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown after a fight broke out at a boxing event in Miami.
Brown is currently wanted on an attempted murder charge and may have fled the country, according to multiple reports.
The thorough investigation led by the Pelican State’s police force found out that Nantambu “deviated from his assigned role” during the halftime show by running across the field with the flag, as per the release.
The Super Bowl performer was juked out by several members of security and law enforcement while on the field before he was eventually carried away, videos captured by the audience show, way before his recent arrest.
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The NFl and other major events banned Nantambu for life, but he was not formally charged immediately following his stunt.
“We take any attempt to disrupt any part of an NFL game, including the halftime show, very seriously and are pleased this individual will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement.
In May, Nantambu claimed Brown shot at him twice when the two engaged in a physical altercation at the Miami boxing event.
According to The Post, he claimed that Brown slugged him in the face and grazed his neck with a bullet.
“I’m feeling this burning sensation on my neck. I thank God I’m not murdered. God spared me from getting shot in the face,” Nantambu said.
