Police said the rapper was wanted on a threats warrant and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
PLANTATION, FL — A Tennessee rapper known as iLoveMemphis was arrested early Tuesday after barricading himself inside a Plantation home during an overnight SWAT response that he livestreamed to thousands of viewers, authorities said. No injuries were reported, and a dog found inside the home was removed safely.
Police said the man, identified as Richard Maurice Colbert, was taken into custody on an active warrant involving written or electronic threats to kill. The incident drew officers to the 8600 block of Gatehouse Road late Monday and stretched into the early morning, tying up the neighborhood as negotiators tried to get Colbert to come out. He was later taken to a hospital as a precaution before being transported to the Broward County Jail, officials said.
The situation began late Monday night when Plantation police responded to a home on Gatehouse Road and requested SWAT support as the scene escalated into a barricade, authorities said. By early Tuesday, patrol cars and tactical units had surrounded the property. Video from outside showed damage around the garage, including broken glass, and a vehicle resting on its side near the garage area. Inside the home, Colbert kept a live video running on Instagram as officers spoke to him from outside. “Please, please save me,” he said during the livestream, adding that he did not want to hurt anyone.
Local news crews at the scene reported that a Tesla outside the house appeared to have crashed into the garage and ended up on its side. Police said it was unclear who was driving the vehicle when it crashed. Over the course of the standoff, officers could be heard on the livestream giving commands as they prepared to enter. “Stay right there,” an officer was heard saying during the video as Colbert raised a hand toward the camera and said he was not armed. Police said the standoff ended when SWAT officers moved in and took him into custody shortly after 3 a.m., bringing an hourslong incident to a close.
Authorities said Colbert was wanted on a warrant tied to written or electronic threats to kill. Local 10 reported he also faced an allegation of resisting arrest without violence. Police did not immediately release details about the alleged threat, including when it was made, who it targeted, or whether it was connected to events at the Plantation home. They also did not say whether any weapons were recovered from the residence. After his arrest, police said Colbert was evaluated at a hospital as a precaution, and no injuries were reported. Officers also confirmed a dog was inside the home and said the animal was removed safely and released to a family member.
Colbert is better known to fans as iLoveMemphis or iHeartMemphis, and he rose to national attention in 2015 with the viral hit “Hit the Quan.” His large social media following turned Tuesday’s police response into a real-time broadcast, with viewers watching him move through the home and react to what he said were strange sights and sounds. In clips posted during the incident, Colbert spoke about feeling threatened and talked about family, including a daughter, while insisting he had no gun. A family member told a local station they had been trying to get him help in the days leading up to the standoff.
In the livestream, Colbert’s statements shifted from pleading to agitated, and he described what he said were aircraft and other things around the house. “So stop scaring me with these bums,” he said in one portion of the video. He also told officers he was thinking about his children and asked to be protected as police spoke to him through a loudspeaker. The scene outside remained tense but controlled, with no reports of shots fired. By dawn, the neighborhood had quieted, and police began clearing vehicles from the street as investigators remained to document what happened at the home.
Legal proceedings were expected to move quickly now that Colbert was in custody. Police said he was transported to the Broward County Jail after his hospital evaluation. Jail records and court scheduling information were not immediately provided in police statements, and authorities did not announce a date for a first court appearance. The warrant allegation for written or electronic threats typically involves reviewing messages and other records, and investigators had not said Tuesday whether additional charges could follow after the incident at the home is fully reviewed.
Neighbors and online viewers who watched the livestream described a night that felt split between a police emergency and a public performance playing out on a phone screen. In the broadcast, Colbert repeatedly said he did not want to die and told viewers he had nothing. At one point, he appeared to speak to a dog inside the home. Outside, officers wearing tactical gear moved through the property as the standoff neared its end. Police said the outcome was peaceful in the sense that no one was hurt, but the case left major questions unanswered Tuesday, including what triggered the crash outside the garage and how the situation reached the point of a SWAT entry.
By Tuesday morning, police said the standoff had ended, Colbert was in custody, and the dog had been released to family. Authorities said further information about the warrant and the events at the Gatehouse Road home had not been released. The next milestone is Colbert’s initial court appearance in Broward County, which is expected to be scheduled after booking.
Author note: Last updated February 10, 2026.