LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- Police arrested rapper-producer Kanye West on Thursday morning at Los Angeles International Airport on felony vandalism charges after an altercation with two paparazzi , airport police said . Kanye West attends a fashion show in New York City on Monday . The incident near the airport 's Terminal 4 involved the rap star ; his road manager and bodyguard , Don Crowley ; and a photographer and a cameraman who were taking their photos , airport police said . The cameras of the paparazzi were damaged in the altercation , police said . West , 31 , and Crowley were both arrested on charges of felony vandalism . Initial police reports that said Crowley also had been charged with battery were incorrect , police said . West was released later Thursday after posting $ 20,000 bond , according to Los Angeles police Officer Julianne Sohn . West , a 10-time Grammy winner , and Crowley were in the airport to catch a flight to Honolulu , Hawaii , police said . The pair were outside passenger security screening when the incident took place . Both men were taken to a Los Angeles police station for booking , airport police said . Neither of the paparazzi were identified . CNN could not immediately reach West 's publicist for comment . Celebrity Web site TMZ reported that the rap star is said to have grabbed a photographer 's camera as the photographer was snapping pictures of West . The site posted a video of the incident shot by one of its reporters , who was also in the terminal . The video was short and chaotic , and the man whom TMZ identifies as West never shows his face , which is shrouded in the hood of a gray sweatshirt . Watch video of the scuffle » . According to the Web site , after West grabbed the camera from the photographer , Crowley took it from him , leaving the rap star with the lighting component . The video shows the man in the gray sweatshirt and another man in a red sweatshirt , whom TMZ identifies as Crowley , each smashing parts of a camera on the floor . The man in red then approaches another camera as it is filming . He reaches out for the camera , and it appears that a struggle ensues . As airport officials arrive , the man walks off . TMZ reported that after the incident with the first photographer , Crowley grabbed the TMZ reporter 's camera and broke it . Police stopped West and Crowley as they tried to leave to go through security to board a plane , the Web site said . TMZ is partly owned by AOL , part of CNN 's parent company , Time Warner . West quickly became a hip-hop star after his first album , `` College Dropout , '' debuted in 2004 , earning him a Best Rap Album Grammy that year . He twice matched that feat with 2005 's `` Late Registration '' and 2007 's `` Graduation . '' West also has won three Best Rap Song Grammys for his hits `` Jesus Walks , '' `` Diamonds from Sierra Leone '' and `` Good Life . '' His other four Grammy 's were two Best Rap Solo Performance awards , one for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and one for Best R & B Song for his role in helping write `` You Do n't Know My Name , '' performed by Alicia Keys . The rapper is also known for controversial outbursts , most notably in 2005 , when he went off script during an NBC telethon for victims of Hurricane Katrina , saying , `` George Bush does n't care about black people . ''
NEW : West released on $ 20,000 bond , police say . Incident involved the rap star , his road manager , a photographer and a cameraman . West allegedly grabbed a photographer 's camera , TMZ reports . Web site posts short and chaotic video of the incident shot by one of its reporters .