Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, and charged with felony domestic violence offenses.
Police detained him after ex-girlfriend Jazzma Kendrick accused him of physical battery and strangulation.
Booking records list formal counts of domestic battery and domestic strangulation.
Officers responded to a distress call from a residence after neighbors reported a weekend dispute.
Kendrick said on social media that he treated her like a human punching bag.
Local reports say medical checks found marks on her body consistent with choking.
Ross was released from a Miami-Dade holding cell on bond and said he is totally innocent.
His defense says the claims are exaggerated. Kendrick's representatives asked for privacy and said they will cooperate with prosecutors.
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