A$AP Rocky Gets Trial Date In A$AP Relli Shooting Case
Los Angeles, CA –
A$AP Rocky has been supplied a trial date quickly right after pleading not guilty to taking photos A$AP Relli.
According to Rolling Stone, Superior Court Judge Karla Kerlin set two preliminary hearing dates for June 28 and August 2, with the trial scheduled to get started out on October 21.
Rocky, who was charged with two counts of assault with a semi-computerized firearm, faces up to 24 many years in jail if identified guilty.
Final yr, a opt for dominated that there was a lot more than sufficient proof for the Harlem rapper (actual name Rakim Mayers) to stand trial a lot more than the costs.
He is accused of shooting at former pal A$AP Relli during a “heated argument” in Hollywood in 2021.
In accordance to Relli, tensions amongst the two ignited just right after Rocky allegedly promised to allow the household of a deceased member of the A$AP Mob, but below no situations did.
For the duration of a meeting in a Los Angeles lodge back in 2021, Relli claims that A$AP Rocky arrived with numerous gentlemen, pointed a gun at his belly and mentioned: “I’ll eliminate you correct now.”
He then testified that he was shot shortly afterwards and claims Rocky shot him 4 instances — like when in the hand — just ahead of fleeing the scene.
A$AP Relli Continue to Traumatized From Alleged A$AP Rocky Shooting: ‘PTSD Ain’t No Joke’
Protection footage pieced with each other from many nearby parking garages appeared to show a firearm in the rapper’s possession even though acquiring into an altercation just ahead of he flees.
A on line video revealed in court for the duration of a preliminary listening to bundled audio of two gunshots all more than 10 p.m. PT on November 6, 2021, which aligns with prosecutors’ records.
Relli is also suing Rocky and his lawyer Joe Tacopina for defamation, accusing them of operating a media campaign that paints him as a liar.
Relli’s law firm, Camille Vasquez, claimed in courtroom documents that Tacopina told Rolling Stone in September 2021 that Mayers “didn’t shoot [Ephron] by any extend,” and described the alleged shooting as a “false scenario” and a way to garner income.
As a finish outcome of Tacopina’s remarks, A$AP Relli has “suffered harm to his name and his individual manufacturer goodwill in the community as a member of A$AP Mob” and potentially shed foreseeable future money flow “as a consequence of the negative publicity.” He is attempting to discover punitive or exemplary damages, furthermore authorized charges.
