Lil Nas X arrested after wandering naked in Los Angeles street and charging at officers, police say

"Old Town Road" rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after he was walking naked in the street in Los Angeles.

"Old Town Road" rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and taken to the hospital early Thursday after he was found walking in the street without clothes and charging at officers in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard just before 6 a.m. after reports of a naked man. Police said the man charged at officers when they arrived.

“He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for battery on a police officer,” police said.

A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation confirmed to NBC News that the suspect was Montero Lamar Hill, otherwise known as Lil Nas X. Hill also punched an officer twice in the face during the encounter, according to the source.

Officers were unsure whether Hill was on any substances or in mental distress, the source said.