Rapper 'Tyler, the Creator' arrested for vandalism

WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said the rapper was arrested on Thursday night after he appeared in a show with his group, Odd Future, and destroyed the electronic soundboard at the Roxy Theatre.

Authorities said Roxy security guards called deputies, and the 20-year-old rapper, whose real name is Tyler Gregory Okonma, was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism.

He was released Friday on $20,000 bail.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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