Rapper Bryant Myers Arrested For Allegedly Fleeing Cops and Driving Over 100 MPH
Rapper Bryant Myers Arrested For Speeding, Drugs ... Allegedly Hit 100 MPH, Tried To Elude Police
Puerto Rican rap star Bryant Myers must be singing the blues ... because we've learned he was arrested for allegedly trying to elude police and speeding over 100 mph in Florida.
A spokesperson for the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Myers was arrested Friday morning and booked into the DeSoto County jail on 4 charges -- one of which is felony fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer. The spokesperson also said Myers was hit with two misdemeanors -- possession of marijuana less than 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to police, Myers was also booked for operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 mph in a 60 mph zone. They allege he was driving 113 mph before his arrest.
Cops say they attempted to stop Myers ... but they say he drove about 7 miles from where they initially saw him before he eventually stopped.
Deputies claim they found "two 'blue raspberry' marijuana packages in his pocket, along with an open bag of marijuana in the SUV's center console."
Video of the alleged incident also captures a car flying by cops ... before the driver eventually puts his hands out of the window, climbs out of the vehicle and puts his hands behind his head.
Myers -- whose real name is Bryan Robert Rohena Pérez -- is a Puerto Rican hip hop artist who was featured in Maluma's 2016 hit, "Cuatro Babys."
The song rocketed to No. 15 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. Myers is also known for his song, "Esclava," which made him a star in his hometown of Loma Alta, Puerto Rico.