T.I. was arrested at the airport in Atlanta in a case of mistaken identity. T.I. Arrested and Released After Being Mistaken for Someone Else. On Monday (Aug. 5), TMZ broke the news that T.I. was taken into custody at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Sunday night (Aug. 4). Authorities had a warrant from Baltimore County, Md. for a man with the same government name as the Atlanta rapper-Clifford Harris-in a case concerning violence toward a woman and stalking. They mistakenly booked Tip instead.