A $ AP Rocky not found guilty of attempted abuse

A $ AP Rocky was not found guilty of his crime against crime.

On Tuesday, February 18, the jury acquitted the rapper-which was accused of shooting a semi-automatic gun at his former friend and a $ AP-MOB member A $ AP Relli in a change in November 2021-Over two charges of criminal attack with a semi-automatic firearm.

Before the verdict was announced at the Los Angeles’ Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, each juror agreed that the result was their “individual true and accurate judgment.”

Rocky immediately skipped the stand to hug his mother, sister and partner Rihannawhich was seen emotional after the verdict was read. He told the jury, “Thank you for saving my life. Thank you for making the right decision.”

The judge also thanked the jury for his time. “We can’t have jury attempts without people like you.”

On Friday February 13, the defense and the prosecution completed their final statements and district attorney John Lewin asked the jury not to swing of RihannaPresence in court.

“This is not something you have to think about,” Lewin told the jury in central Los Angeles from the pop star and the couple’s two sons, RZA, 2½ and Riot, 18 months “We are all responsible for what we do.”

He continued, “I want to make sure that no matter how famous his (partner) is, no matter how sweet his children are, no matter how much they giggle under closing arguments … He must be treated like any other person. Because in the end it is what he is entitled to. ”

Rapper “Fashion Killa”, 36, rejected a foundation from prosecutors and elected a jury review Instead of appealing guilty to one of two erroneous allegations of abuse with a semi -automatic firearm. He is facing 24 years in prison if he is guilty.

In the opening of statements, Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina claimed that the rapper had a “prop pistol” when it comes to potential threats. “For Relli, it was never about justice … It’s about a man looking for a win from a manufactured story,” Tacopina said. “Rocky has nothing to hide here.”

At the same time, the prosecution told about the events that led to the change and claimed that Relli showed up and thought they would just “argue” and it would “repair their relationship.”

“This is not a complicated case,” Przelomiec said in its introductory statement. “The defense will reverse an alternative explanation for what happened that night … We pray that you will not leave your common sense at the door.”

During concluding statements, which began on February 13, the indictment claimed that the gun was a prop -gun “illogical” and “absurd.”

At the same time, the defense told the jury that there were inconsistencies in Relli’s story and he “lied to your faces.”

“Everything that does not come from Relli shows you that this is not a real gun,” he said.

Since January 29, Rihanna has appeared to the trial on several occasions to support the rapper.

In January 2024, Tacopina told reporters that the “praise the Lord” rapper was “Cool as a cucumber” After his arranging. He also said that Rocky was ready to get the trial “over so he can start enjoying his family.”

At a hearing in November 2023, Detective Frank Flore’s position took, and the new surveillance video was revealed where two high Pops, as the prosecutor’s team claimed was the alleged shooting, heard but not seen. More pictures were shown in one Previous hearing that month.

After reviewing the pictures during the investigation, Flores claimed that Rocky had a gun in his hand during the change. During cross investigation, however, he revealed that the gun was never recovered. At the same time, the two shells had recovered from the scene by Relli and turned to the police two days after the change had no fingerprints.

On Previous hearingA photo of Relli’s minor injuries was shown in the courtroom. The picture showed small spots of raw, bloody skin on the knuckles on his touch, middle and ring fingers on his left hand.

Relli submitted a civil trial for abuse, battery and emotional complaint against Rocky on August 10, 2022. Rocky has denied all claims.

In response to the civil complaint, Rocky’s lawyer wrote “the defendant generally wrote any charge of the complaint, and specifically denies that the plaintiff has been damaged by any amount or in some way as a result of any document or omission of respondents. Damages and/or injuries as complained about in the complaint, if any, were caused solely, directly and proximant by the negligent and/or intentional documents or omissions by the person other than responding to the defendant. ”

Relli claimed that he was struck by ball fragments after the argument and said in court that he sought the necessary medical care at a hospital in New York City.

On the tripod in November, Relli claimed that they were “really cool” before the excitement began because Rocky found Solo’s success and became “Big Head.”

The evening of change, days before Rocky led ComplexCon, Relli said he heard Rocky Badmouth -Honom on the speakerphone to another friend and decided to end his friendship.

Relli told the Court in November 2023 that he later saw Rocky with his two friends Illijah Ullaga (a $ AP Illz) and Jamil Phillips (a $ AP Twelvyy) in front of a parking garage at Hollywood Boulevard. Surveillance video shown in the courtroom seemed to show Rocky going against Relli and shooting him. The surveillance films (without sound) then showed the group of men involved in a change.

“Rocky turned around and shot at me,” Relli claimed. “It looked like a movie.” He also testified that Rocky shot “three or four” more times at Relli, who said he used a $ AP Illz as a human shield.

Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on April 20, 2022 and released on the bail on the same day, Los Angeles Times.