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A$AP Rocky Declines Plea Deal Provide In Gun Assault Trial


A$AP Rocky addressed the courtroom for the primary time in 2025 whereas rejecting a plea deal supply in his gun assault case.

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A$AP Rocky gained’t be accepting a plea deal supply in his ongoing gun assault trial.



On Tuesday(January 21), the DON’T BE DUMB lyricist appeared in a Los Angeles court docket for the the primary day of his gun assault trial in connection to the alleged November 2021 Hollywood capturing incident involving Rocky and A$AP Relli.

In keeping with a tweet from Rolling Stone reporter Nancy Dillon, prosecutors supplied Rocky three years of probation together with a seven-year suspended jail sentence. Rocky would’ve solely served 180 days in county jail if he pleaded responsible to 1 rely of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

“I respectfully decline, thanks,” Rocky reportedly stated.

A$AP Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina put parts of his shopper’s protection on the file revealing their technique to a point for the primary time. Along with confirming he’ll name two witnesses, Tacopina additionally uncovered the angle their protection is leaning on relating to the footage of Rocky with a firearm. Tacopina asserts the 2 witnesses will element their information that the weapon Rocky was seen with within the video was a prop “starter gun” that he carries for defense.

It’s unclear if Rocky will likely be among the many two witnesses Tacopina will name to the stand. However following a listening to within the case earlier this month, Tacopina instructed Rolling Stone his shopper was “keen” to have the possibility to discuss the case.

“Properly Nancy, I do know you recognize that I’ve not and would by no means decide like that earlier than trial, proper, as a result of it’s malpractice,” Tacopina stated. “That being stated, he’s [A$AP Rocky] keen to inform his story and would love the chance to take action.”

Tacopina continued, praising Rocky’s humanity and character within the course of. “He’s very articulate and clever, he’s human being and that may come out if he testifies,” he stated. “However that’s determination isn’t going to be made but. And it will depend on how the case goes.”

The listening to continues to be at the moment within the jury choice course of. Video has circulated of Rocky leaving the courtroom for a lunch break on January 21 carrying an extended black patent trench coat. Although his face is roofed with a surgical masks, he didn’t utter a phrase throughout his exit from the constructing. See the clip within the put up beneath.

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