Judge rules rapper A$AP Rocky must stand trial on felony charges he fired gun at former friend
- Rapper A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, will stand trial for assaulting a former childhood friend with a firearm.
- Mayers is facing two felony counts of assault with a firearm and could receive up to nine years in prison if found guilty.
- The alleged victim, Terell Ephron, suffered minor injuries, and Mayers has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Rapper A$AP Rocky Ordered to Stand Trial in Los Angeles on Assault Charges
LOS ANGELES—Rapper A$AP Rocky, the romantic partner of recording star Rihanna and father of her two sons, was ordered on Monday to stand trial in Los Angeles on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon. Rocky, 35, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, is accused of pointing a handgun at another hip-hop artist and former friend, Terell Ephron, during a heated argument, and then firing twice in Ephron’s direction during a second confr…
Judge rules ASAP Rocky will stand trial on charges he fired gun at former childhood friend
A judge has ruled A$AP Rocky will stand trial in January on charges he fired a gun at his former childhood friend, Terell Ephron - who is also known as A$AP Relli - but the rapper denies the two counts of assault with a firearm.
Rapper A$AP Rocky to stand trial over allegedly shooting at old friend
US rapper A$AP Rocky will stand trial for twice pulling a gun on a former friend and shooting at him once, a court in Los Angeles ruled Monday.The 35-year-old, who has two children with R&B star Rihanna, is being prosecuted on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He has denied the charges.The court heard how Terell Ephron, one of the founding members of the A$AP collective, was left slightly injured after the confrontation in Holl…
Rapper A$AP Rocky ordered to stand trial in Los Angeles on assault charges
Rapper A$AP Rocky, the romantic partner of recording star Rihanna and father of her two sons, was ordered on Monday, November 20 to stand trial in Los Angeles on two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon. Rocky, 35, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, is accused of pointing a handgun at another hip-hop artist and former friend, Terell Ephron, during a heated argument, then firing twice in Ephron’s direction during a second confront…
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