Comedian Charleston White was arrested on a battery charge in Florida on Saturday, just days before he is scheduled to take the stage for a comedy show in the state.
The 49-year-old was taken into custody by the Hollywood Police Department and later booked at the Broward County Jail. He has been charged with one count of a Touch or Strike/Battery misdemeanor, according to arrest records reviewed by the Daily Mail.
Details surrounding the alleged incident have not yet been made public. The charge is currently listed as 'pending trial' with a $0 bond while White awaits a judge's review of his case.
For his mugshot, obtained by the Daily Mail, White flashed a smile while wearing a tan jumpsuit.
The arrest comes just before White is set to appear onstage next Wednesday for a comedy show in nearby Naples, Florida, at the Off the Hook Comedy Club.
History of legal trouble
This is not the first time White has run into trouble with the law. Nearly two years ago, he was arrested in Texas on one count of animal cruelty and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
He was accused of pepper spraying a cat, an accusation he later denied. His combined bond in that case was reportedly set at $31,000.
In February 2025, White was arrested in the Fort Worth area on two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was held without bond before being released just days later, and he later claimed the charges had been dropped.
A murder conviction at 14
White's history with the criminal justice system stretches back to his teenage years. At age 14, he was convicted of murder for his role in a robbery at a Foot Locker store in Arlington, Texas, when a codefendant fired a fatal shot.
He served time at a Texas Youth Commission facility, a state agency that houses young offenders, before his release in 1998. He went on to study criminal justice in college and founded an outreach program called Helping Young People Excel in 2012.
FBI claims and online following
In 2023, White claimed the FBI was holding an investigation into allegations that he was keeping women hostage and possessing illegal weapons.
During a livestream that year, according to the hip-hop outlet Complex, he dismissed and mocked the claims. "And they said that I got Asian girls now, this is what the FBI said they said," he said. "They said I got Asian girls held hostage with Glocks, switches and bombs. What they did was, they was watching my live."
The Fort Worth native is a well-known YouTuber with more than 250,000 followers, and he frequently offers commentary on hip-hop, crime and current cultural events.
The Daily Mail has reached out to White for comment.
