Emanuel Noir arrested in Entre Ríos for assaulting police officer outside closed casino
The leader of Ke Personajes was arrested in Concepción del Uruguay after striking a uniformed officer. He faces charges of assault and resistance to authority.
Singer from Ke Personajes arrested after striking police officer in Entre Ríos
Emanuel Noir, vocalist and leader of the band Ke Personajes, was detained in the early hours of Saturday in Concepción del Uruguay, province of Entre Ríos, after assaulting a police officer who had prevented him from entering a casino that was closed.
According to perfil.com, the incident occurred around 5:45 a.m., when the musician struck the uniformed officer—aged 40—causing him injuries to the face. Noir was accompanied at the time by his friend Nicolás Gómez, aged 29.
The auxiliary prosecutor on duty, Juan Pablo Gile, ordered the transfer of the singer to the holding cell at the First Police Station. Noir was accused of resistance to authority and assault. Gómez was also detained, although the precise reasons for his charges were not disclosed.
Initial accounts of the incident indicated that the leader of Ke Personajes had arrived at the already-closed casino in a state of agitation and violence towards the police officers who attended the scene. The assault on the uniformed officer was placed under formal investigation, according to details provided by the Argentine News Agency.
Noir is originally from Entre Ríos, born in 1989, and gained prominence as the vocalist of the cumbia group Ke Personajes. In several interviews he made public the difficulties he experienced during his childhood and adolescence, his episodes of depression and his substance abuse problems.
The arrest occurred a few days after it became known that Ke Personajes had reportedly been selected to perform in the build-up to the final of the Copa Sudamericana alongside Boca Juniors—one of the tournament's finalists—as part of Conmebol's tradition of calling upon two bands to represent each club in the decisive stages. Official confirmation had not yet arrived when the arrest was made known, and any decision in this regard is now conditional on the course of the legal proceedings against the singer.
Noir apologised for what had occurred, according to reports after his detention.
Source: Google News UY — Crime