Chameleone’s Son Abba Marcus Arrested in USA Over Domestic Assault Allegation

What the report says

Abba Marcus Mayanja, the 20-year-old eldest son of Ugandan singer Jose Chameleone, has been arrested in the United States in connection with a domestic assault allegation, according to Nile Post. The report says the Minnesota-based musician was booked by Edina Police on August 14 and that booking information listed a misdemeanor domestic assault charge with a $10,000 bond.

Nile Post said no detailed police account of the incident had been made public, so the circumstances behind the arrest remain unclear. The article also noted that it was not established whether the August booking is linked to earlier allegations reported in May, when a woman identified as his girlfriend, Angel, was said to have accused him of physical assault during a dispute. Mayanja denied those allegations, and the publication said there was no public police statement confirming who the complainant was in the new case.

The case has drawn attention because Mayanja is part of a well-known Ugandan music family and has been building his own career in the United States under the name Marcus2Up. Nile Post added that he has lived in Minnesota for several years and graduated from Spring Lake Park High School in 2023. The development may be of interest both for its legal implications and because of the public profile of his father, one of Uganda’s best-known artists.