Le’Andria Johnson has a message for her followers after she was arrested earlier this week in Greenville, SC, following a drunken outburst at a neighborhood bar.
The “Better Days” singer opened up about her arrest Tuesday in a video on the Larry Reid’s live YouTube channelthanking those that have despatched messages of help and saying that point is being taken “woosah.”
“This has been a each day stroll for me for a while now, and I’m nonetheless rising,” stated the Grammy-winning gospel singer, who has spoken to ecclesial congregations AND media about his battle with alcoholism.
“So preserve me uplifted and I’ll get by this,” she added.
Johnson was taken into police custody round 3 p.m. Monday and charged with public intoxication and possession of an open container, in line with an incident report from the Greenville Police Department. She was launched from detention the following day and given a private recognizance bond on her costs, Sgt. Diana Munoz confirmed Wednesday.
Police arrested Johnson after receiving a name {that a} buyer was “inflicting a disturbance” and “yelling at prospects” on the BrickTop restaurant within the metropolis middle, the incident report says.
According to the report, officers recognized and positioned Johnson after she left BrickTop’s and went down the road, “yelling profanities at a male who was strolling along with her.”
After being approached by police, Johnson handed her Styrofoam cup to the person, who tried to cover it, the report stated. After observing “a number of indicators indicating she was closely intoxicated” – odor of alcohol, slurred speech and unstable posture – officers confirmed the cup contained alcohol and “disposed of it”.
The “Sunday Best” winner was arrested and initially held on $257.50 bail, which she is not going to must pay “supplied she seems in courtroom,” Munoz stated in a press release to the Times.
If Johnson requests a jury trial, “he is not going to have to look in courtroom till the jury trial date, which may very well be subsequent yr,” Munoz added.
