Yung Berg Arrested After Alleged Fight With Girlfriend

"Love and Hop Hop L.A." charged with criminal obstruction of breathing.

ByABC News
November 5, 2014, 10:13 AM
Yung Berg attends the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Premiere Event, Sept. 9, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif.
Yung Berg attends the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Premiere Event, Sept. 9, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif.
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— -- Yung Berg, the rapper who stars on the VH1 reality TV show "Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood" was arrested following a domestic assault on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel, the New York Police Department told ABC News.

Police said they responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at the Gershwin Hotel, in Manhattan, at 2:15 a.m.

Christian Ward, professionally known as Yung Berg, 30, and his 29-year-old girlfriend were in a dispute, according to the NYPD. She allegedly claimed the rapper grabbed her by the neck, threw her onto the ground, dragged her by her hair and punched her in the face.

The woman said she was in pain but refused medical attention at the scene, police said.

Yung Berg was charged criminal obstruction of breathing and was expected in court later today.

Yung Berg's rep and VH1 did not immediately respond to requests for comment.