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A$AP Rocky is set to stand trial for an alleged assault against A$AP Relli 2021.
Rocky, legal name Rakim Mayers, is accused of luring Relli, legal name Terell Ephron, to a secluded area in Hollywood to settle a dispute. Ephron alleges that Mayers quickly brandished a firearm, shooting several times in Ephron’s direction. This resulted in an injury, with a bullet grazing his hand.
According to Rolling Stone, the criminal trial is set to begin next week, with jury selection on Jan. 21. Prosecutors informed the outlet that they planned to make a new plea deal offer to the father of two before the expected 15-day trial gets underway. Despite the potential offer, the Harlem rapper’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina, claims there is no interest in any deal.
“From our side, we have no interest in a settlement. My client has indicated he’s not willing to take anything. But obviously, I will listen to anything, any offer. And I have an obligation and a duty to relay it to my client, which I will do,” he shared with the court.
He continued to explain to Rolling Stone, “He’s eager to tell his story. He would love the opportunity to do so,” adding, “He’s a good human being, and that would come out if he testifies. But that’s a decision that has not been made yet. It depends how the case goes.”
Mayers was initially arrested in April 2022. In August of that same year, he pleaded not guilty to felony assault with a firearm. In January 2024, he pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and one count of personal use of a firearm. If convicted, he faces more than two decades behind bars.
“No one likes to have to go through this, but he will. And he’ll come out stronger. And we’ll come out on top of this because he’s not guilty, and the evidence will reveal that,” said Tacopina at the time. “There’s no reason to discuss the possibility of conviction. Facts will take us in a certain direction, and we’ll deal with whatever comes our way.”
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