Tyler, who served six years in prison after pleading guilty in 2003 to sexual battery, was arrested Sunday on charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman at his home Saturday.
said Thursday that he is once more representing the 51-year-old rapper — and is confident that he will again be cleared.
Pearce represented him in December 2020, when prosecutors in northwest Louisiana's Caddo Parish dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 monthsState District Judge Steven Tureau said evidence against the rapper, his past history and the victim’s fears met the standard for holding him without bail
Maughan is no longer on the case, Pearce said. He said he is working with Timothy Yazbeck of New Orleans, who worked with him on the Caddo Parish case. According to the detective, Tyler’s behavior reportedly changed abruptly after he went into the bathroom and returned: He accused her of stealing cash, choked her and pulled out her hair.“I want to see the actual medical report,” Pearce said.
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