A$AP Rocky has been charged with felony assault in connection to a November 2021 taking pictures, Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón introduced on Aug. 15. “Discharging a gun in a public place is a critical offense that would have ended with tragic penalties not just for the particular person focused but in addition for harmless bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón mentioned in an announcement, per the Los Angeles Instances. “My workplace carried out a radical assessment of the proof on this case and decided that the addition of a particular firearm allegation was warranted.”
Whereas a rep for Rocky didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark concerning the expenses, in line with the LA Instances, Rocky faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and is scheduled for arraignment on Aug. 17 in Los Angeles.
On April 20, NBC Information reported that the rapper was detained at LAX by the Los Angeles Police Division with help from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Safety Investigations crew for his alleged involvement in a taking pictures. Rocky’s lawyer, Alan Jackson, confirmed the information to the outlet. The rapper arrived in Los Angeles through a non-public airplane after spending time with girlfriend Rihanna in Barbados, who just lately gave delivery to their first youngster. He was launched later that day after posting the $550,000 bail, per Folks.
In response to a press launch shared by the Los Angeles Police Division on Twitter in April, Rocky was underneath investigation by the LAPD for a taking pictures that passed off close to Selma and Argyle Ave. on Nov. 6, 2021.
