Power Book II: Ghost star Alix Lapri was recently arrested in DeKalb County on multiple charges.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office took Lapri, 28, born Alexus Lapri Geier, into custody on Aug. 18 and charged her with disorderly conduct and cruelty to children in the third degree, WSB-TV reported.
Lapri was booked into the DeKalb County Jail just before 5 p.m. and spent more than 24 hours in jail before being released the following day, according to online jail records.
As of Tuesday, no court records reveal what happened, other than that Lapri’s alleged offenses occurred on Aug. 10.
Her sister was also arrested with those same charges
The actor and singer-songwriter’s sister, Alijsha Lenea Geier, was also arrested and charged the same day with disorderly conduct and third-degree cruelty to children, Hollywood Unlocked reported. Like her sister, she spent the same time in jail before being released the next morning.
On Monday, the sisters responded to the news of their arrest circulating online. Alix posted a two-second video on her Instagram Story, showing her dressed up and walking somewhere, per Hollywood Unlocked.
Meanwhile, Alijsha shared a video of her daughter, Harmony, seated next to Alix as they dined at a restaurant. She then captioned the post with several purple heart emojis and wrote, “4 Lifers.”
‘Power’ castmate calls out critics over Lapri’s child cruelty charge
In a recent post shared by The Shade Room of Alix’s mugshot, actor Michael Rainey Jr., her Power castmate, defended her against those criticizing her over the child cruelty charge.
“On the real though, y’all gotta start reading before commenting. She didn’t hurt any kids. Y’all are hoping that’s the case so bad… That’s crazy. Smh,” he said.
According to Justia, cruelty to children in the third degree in Georgia means someone commits a violent act, like battery or a forcible felony, in front of a child under 18, either allowing them to see or hear it.
Lapri, originally from Kansas, began her career by recording remixes and covers of popular R&B songs from the 1990s and early 2000s. She signed with Crown World Entertainment in 2011 and went on to appear on various mixtapes while also taking acting roles in shows including Reed Between the Lines and Standing Up, according to USA Today.
In 2019, she landed her breakout role as Josefina “Effie” Morales on the Starz original Power series, co-produced by rapper 50 Cent. She later reprised the role in the spinoff series Power Book II: Ghost.
