Rapper Mystikal turns himself in on rape charge in Louisiana

Published September 25, 2017

In this May 4, 2012, file photo, Mystikal performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, surrendered to authorities on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Louisiana, where he faces a sexual assault charge. (AP)

The rapper Mystikal has surrendered to authorities in Louisiana, where he faces a sexual assault charge.

KSLA-TV video-recorded the 46-year-old rapper, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, as he entered the Caddo Correctional Center in northwest Louisiana on Monday.

Tyler was wanted on a warrant listing a charge of first-degree rape.

KSLA reported that the allegation stems from an occurrence at a Shreveport casino last October. Online booking records show Tyler was in the correctional center as of Monday afternoon.

Tyler was released from a Louisiana prison in 2010 after serving six years for sexual battery and extortion.

Roy Maughan Jr., a Baton Rouge lawyer who represents Tyler in some matters, said he was uncertain whether counsel has been retained for the current case.

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