Rapper arrested after shooting at Little Rock nightclub booked into Arkansas jail

12:55 p.m. UPDATE:

A rapper arrested in Alabama after a shooting that injured more than two dozen people in Little Rock has been booked into a jail in Arkansas to face charges in a different shooting.

Ricky Hampton, who performs under the name Finese 2Tymes, was booked into the St. Francis County jail in Forrest City sometime before 12:45 p.m. Friday, said a jailer at the facility.

Hampton is being held on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm as well as charges out of the Forrest City Police Department of aggravated assault, first-degree battery, two counts of second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree terroristic threatening and possession of a firearm by certain persons, the jailer said.

Federal authorities said Hampton screamed at someone he believed was blocking his way on June 25 as Hampton was leaving a concert in Forrest City. He allegedly opened fire at a car, striking someone in the neck.

Hampton is said to be a "person of interest" in the Little Rock shooting. He is not facing any charges tied to the Little Rock case.

— Emma Pettit

11:05 a.m. UPDATE:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A rapper arrested in Alabama after a shooting that injured more than two dozen people in Arkansas was beginning the process to return there Friday to face charges in another shooting.

Court and jail records showed Ricky Hampton signed papers agreeing to return to Arkansas. He was removed from the county jail in Birmingham, Alabama, about 2:30 a.m. Friday, though it wasn't immediately clear if he was en route to Arkansas or to a federal facility in Alabama.

Also known as Finese 2Tymes, the 25-year-old performer from Memphis was arrested in Birmingham on July 2 at a rap show held one day after the shooting in Arkansas.

Records show Hampton was charged with aggravated assault, illegal gun possession, attempted battery, making terroristic threats and criminal mischief in a shooting that occurred days before the Little Rock shooting.

Federal authorities said Hampton screamed at someone he believed was blocking his way on June 25 as Hampton was leaving a concert in Forrest City. He allegedly opened fire at a car, striking someone in the neck.

The gunfire days later at Little Rock's Power Ultra Lounge left 25 people hurt while Hampton was performing. Three others were injured trying to escape.

Little Rock police have made no arrests in the nightclub shootings, but they previously described Hampton as a "person of interest" in the case.

Hampton also faces a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the Forrest City shooting.

Court records in Alabama show Hampton did not have a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.

The Little Rock nightclub has since been shut down during a review of possible violations of its liquor license.

Arrested by federal officers in Birmingham at a club where he was headlining a rap show the day after the Arkansas shooting, Hampton was traveling in a Mercedes-Benz where two pistols and an assault rifle were found, authorities said.

Someone writing on Hampton's Facebook page posted a message Thursday saying the performer would make a live appearance from his cell, but no video was posted. The message was deleted a few hours after Hampton was transferred from the Birmingham jail.

— The Associated Press