Rapper A$AP Rocky turned down a plea deal that offered 180 days in jail and will now face a jury trial for assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He is accused of shooting at a former friend in 2021 and could receive a maximum sentence of 24 years if convicted. His defense plans to argue that the firearm seen on security footage was a 'starter pistol' used for security purposes.
FILE - Rapper A$AP Rocky appears in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom on Aug. 17, 2022, where he pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
The agreement offered to the 36-year-old hip-hop star, fashion mogul, and actor whose legal name is Rakim Mayers was to plead guilty to one of his two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Los Angeles County prosecutors would also recommend a seven-year suspended sentence, three years of probation, and a six-month jail term.He is accused of firing at a former friend near a Hollywood hotel in 2021 and could get a maximum sentence of 24 years in prison if convicted.
A panel of more than 100 prospective jurors was summoned to the downtown Los Angeles courtroom and packed into the gallery. Opening statements will come once 12 of them and alternates are seated, most likely Wednesday or later. Rocky was named one of the celebrity chairs of the Met Gala in May and played a major role in a Spike Lee-directed film with Denzel Washington, which will be released soon after. But his life could be upended with a conviction.
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