Lou Rawls released from jail after domestic violence charge

Jet, Feb 3, 2003

Famed singer Lou Rawls recently posted bail and was released from jail after he was arrested and booked on one count of battery on a household member in Albuquerque, NM, police said.

Police from Albuquerque's international airport were called to a hotel near the airport, said Marshall Katz, aviation police chief.

Rawls' companion, Nina Inman, told officers she and Rawls had talking about their relationship when the conversation escalated into a shoving match, police said.

Officers arrested Rawls and booked him into the Bernalillo County Detention Center on one count of battery on a household member.

"He was a gentleman during arrest, very professional," said Katz.

The 67-year-old singer was in Albuquerque to perform two concerts at Iseleta Pueblo's casino of the city.

Rawls' hits include You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, A Natural Man and Dead End Street.