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Rapper Rick Ross’s son pistol-whipped in Florida: ‘I don’t care who your daddy is’

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 21). Rapper Rick Ross’s son pistol-whipped in Florida: ‘I don’t care who your daddy is’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/us-news/rapper-rick-rosss-son-pistol-whipped-in-florida-i-dont-care-who-your-daddy-is/

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Rick Ross’s son, William Roberts III, was pistol-whipped in Daytona Beach, Florida, on October 11. A man identified as Don Roberts, age 20, approached Roberts III while he was speaking to a woman and threatened him with a gun, stating "I don’t care who your daddy is, I’ll kill you right here." The assailant then struck Roberts over the head with the firearm before fleeing. Police later arrested Don Roberts for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and aggravated battery. This incident occurred shortly after Rick Ross himself was arrested in Miami Beach on October 1 for domestic violence charges related to an Instagram photo dispute.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-21, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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William Roberts III, son of rapper Rick Ross, was pistol-whipped in Daytona Beach, Florida around 9:40 p.m. on October 11, 2026, while talking to a woman on the street. The suspect, identified as Don Roberts (no relation), approached with a gun and shouted, "I don’t care who your daddy is, I’ll kill you right here," before striking Roberts over the head with a tan-colored handgun without firing any shots.

William Roberts III, a football player at Bethune-Cookman University, later identified Don Roberts in a photo lineup. The attacker was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. This incident occurred weeks after Rick Ross's arrest on domestic violence charges.

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🔮 William Roberts III, a football player at Bethune-Cookman University, was talking to a woman on the street in Daytona Beach around 9:40 p.m. on Oct. 11 when someone pulled up in a car, got out with a gun and shouted at Roberts, referencing his famous dad.

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Claims (10 extracted, 4 hedged)

Rick Ross’ son was pistol-whipped in Florida just weeks after his rapper dad was arrested on domestic violence charges, according to police. uncertain

dad → whip → police

William Roberts III, a football player at Bethune-Cookman University, was talking to a woman on the street in Daytona Beach around 9:40 p.m. on Oct. 11 when someone pulled up in a car, got out with a gun and shouted at Roberts, referencing his famous dad. asserted

someone → talk → dad

“I don’t car who your daddy is, I’ll kill you right here,” the suspect yelled, according to an arrest report. uncertain

suspect → car → report

The gunman didn’t open fire, but bashed Roberts III over the head with the tan-colored handgun, before racing off in his car, according to cops. uncertain

gunman → open → cops

The rapper’s son later told police he believed that the suspect — identified by police as Don Roberts, 20 — had previously dated the woman he had been speaking to. asserted

he → tell → woman

Roberts III reported the incident to police and pointed out the alleged assailant in a photo lineup, cops said. asserted

cops → report → lineup

Don Roberts was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. asserted

Roberts → charge → weapon

He was being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail on no bond. asserted

He → hold → bond

Just days earlier on Oct. 1, Ross, 50, turned himself in to the Miami Beach Police Department where he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend over an Instagram photo, Page Six reported. uncertain

Page → turn → photo

Ross, who was born William Leonard Roberts II, was hit with a third-degree felony charge of battery by strangulation and a first-degree misdemeanor charge of battery by intentionally touching, striking or causing bodily harm to another person against their will, according t The “Hustlin'” rapper is due to appear in court on Oct. 22. asserted

rapper → bear → Oct.

Rapper Rick Ross’s son pistol-whipped in Florida: ‘I don’t care who your daddy is’

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