--- title: "Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap" description: "International R&B sensation Aliaune \"Akon\" Thiam was arrested in Georgia after a Flock AI camera flagged his white Cybertruck at a tiny shop." date: "2025-11-15" modified: "2025-11-15" authors: - name: "Joe Wilkins" job_title: "Correspondent" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jwilkins" url: "https://futurism.com/future-society/akon-arrested-cybertruck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Future Society" - "Tesla" --- # Akon Arrested After Cybertruck Mishap ![The international R&B sensation was arrested in Georgia after a Flock AI camera flagged his white Cybertruck at a tiny shop.]() *Getty / Futurism* Bulky, obnoxious, and exorbitantly expensive, the Cybertruck seems tailor-made for the rich and famous. Take the Grammy-winning R&B superstar Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, for example. Last week, Akon was caught and arrested by police in Georgia after authorities executed a bench warrant for his failure to appear in court on a case involving a suspended license, [according to *TMZ*](). The arrest was surprising, but it's *how* he was caught was fascinating. [Per *CBS*](), police tracked him down using a network of [Flock surveillance cameras](), which flagged his white Cybertruck as it drove through the Atlanta suburbs. Local police tracked the Cybertruck to a local auto shop called Tint World, where Akon was likely having the windows darkened. Once on-scene, officers spotted someone who looked like the registered owner — Akon — standing nearby. He was arrested and spent roughly six hours in custody according to *CBS*, before he was released. Earlier in September, police issued the international superstar a citation for an earlier incident, where Akon became "stranded" in his Cybertruck, which had bricked in the middle of a busy roadway. At the time, Akon claimed the battery had died. That was all well and good, but police also discovered his license had been expired since 2023, and the Cybertruck had no active liability insurance policy — which is [mandated by law](). Whether police would have picked him up in a different car is a mystery — though with a white, street-illegal Cybertruck rumbling down the road, he was certainly drawing some attention to himself. **More on Cybertrucks:** *[The Guy Responsible for the Cybertruck Is Suddenly Leaving Tesla]()* ## Author At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for. My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired. I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()