A$AP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting A$AP Relli

This shooting case dates back to last year November 6, 2021, according to A$AP Relli who is the alleged victim of the gunshot fired by his former friend A$AP Rocky, Relli met with Rocky in Hollywood to have a discussion and, along the line the discussion got “heated” and Rocky brandished a handgun and aimed it at Relli, it’s not exactly clear how it went down but according to Relli, there was a “Subsequent Conversation” between him and Rocky but then, that too didn’t end well because, Rocky once again brought out the handgun, this time around, Rocky fired the gun twice at Relli.

A$AP Rocky — Rocky’s First Arrest On The Case

According to reports from PEOPLE, Rocky was first arrested in Los Angeles on April, 20, the arrest happened few weeks after the birth of his son that is, after he arrived in his private plane with his girlfriend Rihanna at the International Airport, Rocky was later let go after he paid the sum of $550,000 bond.

Relli claimed to have suffered injuries from the gunshot, and emotional distress. Relli whose real name is Terrell Ephron officially filed a lawsuit against Rocky whose real name is Jamal Mayer on August 10, 2022. Relli is suing Rocky for assault, battery, and emotional distress. Relli is also suing Rocky the sum of $25,000 for damages, as well as additional damages to cover his medical bills after the incident.

Relli’s attorney made a complaint that says: “Defendant [Mayers] purposefully or with reckless disregard unlawfully brandished a firearm towards the plaintiff [Ephron]. Further, defendant purposefully or with reckless disregard caused a bullet projectile/fragment to hit the plaintiff.”

Relli’s attorneys Jamal Tooson and Brian Hurwitz said in a joint statement while recounting the shooting incident to ‘Rolling Stone’ that: “Unbeknownst to Mr. Ephron, A$AP Rocky was not just planning for a conversation and came armed with a semi-automatic handgun,” they said. “After arriving at the location, a conversation ensued whereby without provocation, warning, or any justification, A$AP Rocky produced the handgun and intentionally fired multiple shots at Mr. Ephron.”

A$AP Rocky — About Rocky’s Not Guilty Plea

On Wednesday, August 17, Rocky went to court and pleaded not guilty to the charges labeled against him by his ex-friend Relli. After Rocky was seated, Rocky only spoke when he was asked to confirm his name and when he acknowledged that his rights have been read to him, Rocky went on to plead not guilty to the rest of the charges.

Before the court hearing and the not guilty plea from Rocky, George Gascón who is the Los Angeles County District Attorney explained the charges that Rocky would be facing if found guilty of firing shots at Relli. George said that firing a gun publicly is a very dangerous and serious offense and even if the gun didn’t hit Relli, there’s a very high percentage of a stray bullet hitting an innocent bystander who had nothing to do with what was going on with Rocky and Relli.

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