A$AP Rocky was arrested in August 2022 in connection to a taking pictures incident. The sudden arrest shocked followers all over the place; he had simply returned house from a trip with Rihanna, and he was apprehended on the Los Angeles Worldwide Airport. Now that the rapper (whose actual title is Rakim Athelaston Mayers) is dealing with trial, Hollywood Life has compiled all the small print we all know up to now in regards to the courtroom case and the allegations in opposition to A$AP Rocky.
What Did ASAP Rocky Do?
Based on a press launch shared by the LAPD’s X account in 2022, officers arrested A$AP for assault with a lethal weapon (firearm). The “Sundress” rapper was allegedly concerned in a taking pictures incident that passed off in November 2021 in Hollywood.
“On November 6, 2021, Aaron 10:15 p.m., an argument between two acquaintances occurred within the space of Selma Avenue and Argyle Avenue within the Hollywood space,” the press launch learn. “The argument escalated and resulted within the suspect firing a handgun on the sufferer. The sufferer sustained a minor damage from the incident and later sought his medical therapy. Following the taking pictures, the suspect and two further males fled the realm on foot.”
Elsewhere within the press launch, the LAPD famous that detectives found that the suspect was A$AP Rocky. He pleaded not responsible to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, in response to the Related Press.
A$AP Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina says firearm assault trial pushed to Jan. 21 “partially” as a result of Rocky on account of carry out at profit live performance in Bangkok in late Nov
“He shall be vindicated,” Tacopina says. “This has been a burden for him & his household…He’s able to face this head on” pic.twitter.com/Ql99qbsxv1
— Nancy Dillon (@Nancy__Dillon) October 22, 2024
Is ASAP Rocky Going to Jail?
A$AP Rocky’s trial over the alleged taking pictures was set to start in October 2024. If he’s discovered responsible on all expenses, Rocky may withstand 24 years in jail, in response to the AP. The outlet reported that Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, mentioned they’re “not upset, not stunned” and that they “anticipated to go to trial” and had been “planning for trial all alongside.”
“Rocky goes to be vindicated when all that is mentioned and performed, with out query,” Tacopina added.
Rocky’s trial was pushed again to 2025 as a result of he has a profit live performance in November 2024, Tacopina advised reporters. The trial has been scheduled for January 21, 2025, in response to PEOPLE.
Are ASAP Rocky and Rihanna Nonetheless Collectively?
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are nonetheless collectively. They first began relationship in 2019 after years of figuring out one another. In Could 2022, they welcomed their first baby, son RZA, collectively, adopted by their second baby, son Riot, in August 2023.
The “Disturbia” hitmaker has not publicly commented on A$AP Rocky’s arrest nor his present trial.
