Dancehall superstar Bounty Killer was arrested early this morning at Reggae Sumfest being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

In a performance that started off very upbeat and was initially warmly received in front of the estimated 19,000 in attendance the mood changed dramatically as Bounty was booed when he began to disparage fellow artists Ninja Man and Beenie Man. With both unkind and, daresay, juvenile commentary that included physical threats, sexually charged comments and a slew of obsenities Bounty served to dampen the mood of what was proving to be a full but engaging lineup in front of a packed audience and large international media presence.

After Bounty's performance the MC made an announcement that the police were closely monitoring all performances and those in violation of the laws would be arrested.

Beenie Man who closed the show made light of Bounty's indiscretions (saying he should be forgiven) and played a set that left the capacity crowd streaming out at minutes after 6am fully satisfied with what proved, on the balance, to be an excellent night of terrific music.