Lil Nas X was charged with four felonies, including three counts of battery on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty to the charges
Musician Lil Nas X could be facing years in prison after he was charged with four felonies this morning. The Industry Baby rapper, real name Montero Hill, allegedly assaulted police officers when he was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles in his underwear last week.
The 26-year-old was hospitalised from a suspected overdose after he was found wandering around Ventura Boulevard in his underwear early in the morning. In footage filmed by a passerby, the star was seen wandering down the street yelling out: “Hey, don’t be late to the party tonight.”
Later in the video, Lil Nas was seen reciting lyrics from Nicki Minaj’s verse on Kanye West’s song Monster.
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He sang the lyrics, “And if I’m fake, I ain’t notice ’cause my money ain’t / So let me get this straight, wait, I’m the rookie? / But my features and my shows 10 times your pay? / 50K for a verse, no album out.” He was later seen telling the man recording the video of him to put his phone away.
A law enforcement insider previously NBC that Lil Nas X punched an officer in the face twice during the interaction. They said that it was unclear whether or not the rapper was in mental distress or experiencing a drug overdose.
After the reported altercation, he was taken to the hospital and was later arrested for battery on an officer.
In court documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, it states he is facing three counts of battery on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. It was reported in People that under the California penal code, felony battery and resisting an executive officer convictions could come with a three-year prison sentence plus a $10,000 fine for each charge.
There is a pre-trial date set for September 15. His lawyer, Christine O’Connor, said: “Assuming the allegations here are true, this is an absolute aberration in this person’s life. Nothing like this has ever happened to him.”
Last week, a spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Department told The Mirror US: “Yesterday, around 5:50 am, officers responded to the 11000 block of Ventura Boulevard for a nude man walking in the street.
“Upon arrival, the suspect charged at officers and was taken into custody. He was transported to a local hospital for a possible overdose and placed under arrest for Battery on a Police Officer. He was ultimately booked for 69 PC – Obstructing/Resisting an Officer.”
They later added, “With that charge 69 (a) PC, the arrestee (Hill) cannot be cited out. It is mandatory that he appears before a judge before he is released.”
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