On this file photograph, recording artist A$AP Rocky attends a film premiere. On Monday, A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies for allegedly pulling a gun on a former pal in 2021.
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On this file photograph, recording artist A$AP Rocky attends a film premiere. On Monday, A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies for allegedly pulling a gun on a former pal in 2021.
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Rapper A$AP Rocky, whose actual title is Rakim Mayers, was formally charged this week with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in reference to a taking pictures that occurred in Hollywood final November.
Mayers, 33, was initially arrested in April and later launched on bond in relation to this case.
The Los Angeles District Legal professional George Gascón introduced the fees on Monday, saying Mayers is dealing with allegations of personally utilizing a firearm throughout this altercation with a former pal.
On Nov. 6, 2021, Mayers allegedly pointed a semiautomatic handgun on the sufferer. Afterward throughout one other confrontation with this particular person, Mayers allegedly drew the gun and fired twice within the course of the sufferer, in line with prosecutors.
The LAPD stated the sufferer suffered a minor harm from the taking pictures.
Alan Jackson, an lawyer for Mayers, did not instantly reply to a request for remark.
“Discharging a gun in a public place is a severe offense that might have ended with tragic penalties not just for the particular person focused but additionally for harmless bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón stated in a press release. “My workplace performed an intensive overview of the proof on this case and decided that the addition of a particular firearm allegation was warranted.”
Mayers’ arraignment is about for Wednesday at a Los Angeles court docket.
