Prosecutors Allegedly Told Family He Should've Taken Plea Deal Prosecutors Told Family He Should've Taken Plea Deal
Rakim Mayers, better known as the rapper ASAP Rocky, will headline the Rolling Loud festival and serve as a chair of the Met Gala this year — as long as he dodges a conviction at his trial for a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
The outlet claims Rocky’s plea deal consisted of three years of probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence, and 180 days served in county jail, if plead guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Instead, Rocky wants to present his defense.
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
ASAP Rocky appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (Jan. 21) as jury selection began in his criminal assault trial. The 35-year-old artist, born Rakim Mayers, is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged altercation in Nov. 2021.
Rocky was spotted heading to the Superior Court of Los Angeles yesterday. The "Sundress" rapper sported a pair of classic derby shoes. The silhouette is not unlike Rocky's favorite Bottega Veneta Strut derby shoes,
Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.
A$AP Rocky will face judgment from a jury of his peers in his felony assault trial—but notably, none of those peers are Black.
A$AP Rocky reportedly rejects a plea deal offer on the opening day of his gun assault trial and his attorney claims the rapper's weapon was a prop.
A jury of five men and seven women was seated on Thursday at the trial of rapper ASAP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend in 2021. Opening statements at the trial of the 36-year-old hip-hop superstar will likely begin on Friday after the 12 jurors were selected. Four alternates still need to be selected.
The jury for the rapper's impending assault trial was set after the three-day selection process concluded on Thursday (January 23).