Houston Rap Artist Cartel Bo Faces Aggravated Kidnapping Charge and No Bond

Houston rapper Warren Brown II, known as Cartel Bo, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after a welfare‑check investigation at a northwest Harris County residence uncovered an alleged captive who escaped. Deputies located the victim, who was taken to a hospital, while Cartel Bo was already in the Harris County jail on separate assault and family‑violence warrants. He remains held without bond pending further proceedings.

The rapper previously served 78 months in federal prison for a felon‑in‑possession firearms case stemming from a 2018 music‑video shoot at Lakewood Park in Houston. After his release in 2024 he resumed his music career, releasing several EPs and collaborations, before the new kidnapping charge halted his comeback.

No official court documents have been released; the details are based on statements from local law‑enforcement agencies and reports on social‑media platforms.