A$AP Rocky pleaded not responsible at the moment (Aug. 17) to 2 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in Los Angeles. The incident occurred on Nov. 6, 2021, in Hollywood, Calif., when Rocky allegedly shot at former A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli. In line with the L.A. District Lawyer’s workplace, his subsequent courtroom date is on Nov. 2.
If convicted, he faces as much as 9 years in jail, Rolling Stone stories. On Monday, Los Angeles District Lawyer George Gascón introduced that the rapper, born Rakim Mayers, could be charged.
“Discharging a gun in a public place is a critical offense that would have ended with tragic penalties not just for the individual focused but in addition for harmless bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón stated. “My workplace performed an intensive evaluate of the proof on this case and decided that the addition of a particular firearm allegation was warranted.”
In April, Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport in reference to the incident. The rapper was on his means again to the U.S. on a personal airplane from Barbados, the place he was vacationing along with his fiancée, Rihanna, with whom he had a son in Could. LAPD and ICE made the arrest on the airport.
SPIN has reached out to A$AP Rocky’s lawyer for remark.
