Tina Turner’s son was arrested for crack cocaine possession simply earlier than his mom’s dying

Ike Turner Jr. — the son of legendary singer Tina Turner and Ike Turner — was reportedly arrested for crack cocaine possession and tampering with proof simply weeks earlier than his mom’s dying, Web page Six has confirmed.

In response to Individuals, who was the primary to report the arrest, the 64-year-old was pulled over in the course of the early hours of Could 6 after cops seen certainly one of his automobile’s lights was out.

But, when officers went to talk with the musician, he reportedly tried to devour the narcotics in his possession.

“He tried to eat the medicine earlier than the officers may seize them from him,” Capt. Q.T. Arendell of the Alvin Police Division wrote within the incident report.

The police ended up seizing practically two grams of crack cocaine and slightly below one gram of methamphetamine, based on the outlet.

Ike Turner and Ike Turner Jr. with Tina Turner.
Ike Turner Jr. allegedly tried to “eat” the medicine in his possession after being pulled over by the police.
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Ike Jr. stays behind bars to today.

Ike Jr.’s passenger, Jessica Salinas-Esquivel, can also be reportedly being charged with possession of a managed substance.

Ike Jr. has been detained on the Brazoria County Jail since his arrest and has not posted his $70,000 bail, Web page Six confirmed.

Resulting from his run-in with the legislation, the musician was behind bars when his mom handed away on Could 24. She was 83.

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His arrest got here just some weeks earlier than his mom, Tina Turner, died.
Ike Turner and Ike Turner Jr. with Tina Turner.
The legendary singer adopted Ike Jr. after marrying his father, Ike Turner Sr.
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Ike Jr. — who revealed in 2018 that he hadn’t spoken to his adoptive mom in practically 20 years — has but to deal with her tragic dying.


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Sources informed Web page Six final month that Tina’s household was in shock about her passing, as many had not heard that she was severely in poor health.

Though the “Finest” singer’s organic sons, Craig Turner and Ronnie Turner, died earlier than her dying, she is survived by Ike Jr. in addition to son Michael Turner, whom she adopted in 1962.

Ike Turner and Ike Turner Jr. at the Grammys.
The 64-year-old revealed in 2018 that he hadn’t spoken to his mother in practically 20 years.
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She additionally left behind two grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren — most of whom she by no means met.

Regardless of falling out of contact with Tina, Ike Jr. labored alongside his mother and father for a few years.

In reality, he even received a Grammy Award for producing his father’s album “Risin’ With The Blues” within the 2006 Conventional Blues Album class.

Nevertheless, the next 12 months Ike Sr. died of an overdose after a decades-long battle with cocaine habit.