LL Cool J’s Son Arrested: Najee Smith Grappled With Security And Refused To Vacate The Premises

LL Cool J’s son was arrested after he reportedly grappled with the in-house security of an upscale restaurant in New York.

Najee Smith, son of rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J, was taken into custody by the New York Police, after he got into an altercation with the security staff at a club above a popular Meatpacking District restaurant. Smith was arrested with three others early Tuesday morning after he was asked to leave from Catch, an exclusive and elite restaurant on Ninth Ave. near W. 13th St., court papers show.

Instead of complying, Smith got in a scuffle with the bouncers. The security of the restaurant then held him down and called the cops, who arrested Smith and his friends, including two males and a single female. The identity of Smith’s entourage wasn’t immediately known.

Apparently, the altercation began after Najee Smith and his buddies were asked to leave Catch. Smith and his entourage, along with other patrons, were attending Catch Rooftop’s weekly Monday night party. Catch management claim the restaurant is “one of the most exclusive in the city and is host to fashion models, celebrities, nightlife industry insiders and big spending bottle clients.” Bottle service at the restaurant starts from $400 and can go up to $600 on a busy or exclusive night. Securing a table is even more expensive and can cost up to $1,600, according to the restaurant’s website.

Proclaiming his innocence after his arrest, Smith was heard saying “I didn’t do anything” and “This is bulls***.” Smith was arrested at approximately 3:15 a.m. After the bouncers held down Smith and called the cops, he was arrested for criminal trespass. It is unlikely he will be charged. In fact, Smith was released following his arraignment in Manhattan within a few short hours of his arrest.

While leaving the police station, Smith’s friends, who might be his personal bodyguards, tried to obscure him from the public’s eye and even made obscene gestures to the media. Interestingly, Smith was uncharacteristically quiet but couldn’t manage to keep a straight face and laughed when one of his friends spat in the face of a Daily News photographer, reported New York Daily News.

Twenty-six-year-old Najee Smith is LL Cool J’s eldest son, and apparently he was at Catch restaurant to celebrate his birthday, which happened to fall on Monday and coincided with the restaurant’s weekly late-night party that starts at 10 p.m. and goes on till 4 a.m. One of the officials suggested Smith was quite intoxicated, while restaurant management indicated that he was already drunk when he arrived at the rooftop venue above Catch restaurant in the Meatpacking District, reported CNN.

Apparently, LL Cool J’s son has a penchant for acting out. According to Obnoxious Television, Smith once posted photos on Twitter of sitting on the toilet and then having sex. Interestingly though, LL Cool J rarely discusses his son’s antics and tries to show him in good light.

My son graduated today…looking good out there Amore… I love you man.. #BachelorofFineArts http://t.co/4K2vV4atAy

— LLCOOLJ (@llcoolj) May 9, 2014

LL Cool J is currently back on the sets of NCIS: Los Angeles as Sam Hanna for a seventh season. He says the new episodes will unveil new facets of his character’s personal life and background.

“We find out his former partners are involved in shady deals. We just find out a lot of things. His integrity is put on the line. I mean, it gets crazy.”

LL Cool J’s character, Sam Hanna, is a honest investigator who strongly upholds the law and believes in the justice system. Perhaps his son could learn a thing or two from his father.

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