A$AP Rocky Assault Trial Verdict to Be Introduced Tuesday Afternoon

The decision in A$AP Rocky‘s assault trial is ready to be introduced … officers say the jury has reached its verdict, and the consequence can be introduced at 4 PM PT — and we’re streaming it reside.

The Los Angeles jury started deliberations Tuesday morning after closing arguments have been accomplished Friday afternoon … the rapper is charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon, and Rocky faces a attainable 24-year jail sentence if discovered responsible.

A$AP Rocky — authorized identify Rakim Mayers — was arrested in 2022, accused of firing a gun at former affiliate and good friend A$AP Relli exterior a lodge in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky turned down a plea deal from prosecutors final month.

Rocky’s protection lawyer, Joe Tacopina, maintained his shopper couldn’t have shot Relli — authorized identify Terell Ephron — as a result of Rocky solely carried a prop gun with him on the time. Relli testified his knuckles have been scraped by a bullet.

Relli’s testimony obtained heated at instances … with fireworks popping off between himself and Tacopina.

Rocky selected to not testify … although his voice was heard in courtroom when he yelled at his pal A$AP Twelvyy “Don’t say!!!” when prosecutors requested him on the stand what “AWGE” stands for. AWGE is the identify of Rocky’s artistic company with “Fight Club”-level secrecy guidelines hooked up to it.

Rocky’s associate and mom of his two sons, Rihanna, performed a background position within the proceedings — potential jurors have been requested in the course of the choice course of whether or not they’d heard of A$AP or Rihanna, listened to their music, or downloaded any of their songs. A jury of seven ladies and 5 males have been chosen … none of them Black.