Local songstress comments on arrest

Wayna responds

After being arrested last week at the Houston airport for trying to carry a collapsible police baton through security, D.C.-based R&B singer Wayna released a statement thanking her fans for their support and calling the 14 hours she spent in jail “exhausting.”

Ironically, Wayna uses the baton as a stage prop when she sings her song, “Billy Club,” a ballad about police abuse. “In a rush to get to the airport, she inadvertently packed the item in a carry-on bag,” her statement reads. “Despite explaining to the circumstances, she was nonetheless arrested and charged on a 3rd degree felony weapons charge. … With no criminal history, she never thought she’d be jailed over an innocent mistake. Certainly, the experience has given her a new perspective on the themes she portrays in her music.”