It is what we’ve all been waiting for: Video of Diddy’s headline-making arrest from earlier this week has surfaced. TMZ obtained footage of the rapper and producer in a Manhattan hotel lobby, capturing what may be one of Diddy’s last free moments for quite some time.
The footage shows Diddy, in a black trench coat, entering the Park Hyatt Hotel in New York City alongside other men. As he enters the property, however, law enforcement immediately separates him from his crew, who didn’t look to surprised at all. Later in the footage, Diddy is seen in with his hands cuffed behind his back, escorted through the hotel hallway and to an elevator.
In the final shots of the footage, we see law enforcement escorting a handcuffed Diddy through the hotel lobby once again, this time outside onto the New York City street. Per TMZ, Diddy had been in New York City for a reason, allegedly planning to surrender on Tuesday, but the federal agents arrived on Monday to arrest him. Watch the chilling footage below:
As The Root previously reported, Diddy is facing three charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Earlier that day, he was curiously seen enjoying all that Manhattan has to offer.
In a previous footage obtained by Daily Mail, Diddy was seen basking in the sun in Central Park’s “The Sheep Meadow.” Later on in the day, the rapper was seen walking around the city streets, even taking photos with pedestrians who passed by.
Diddy was denied bail twice since his arrest on Monday, and is currently being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY. The facility is infamous for having a “dangerous” and “horrifying” reputation. As we reported on Friday, the center has a high number of inmate suicides and murders as well. Combs mental health has become as concern, as the rapper was placed on suicide watch as he awaits his trial.