Rapper A $ AP Rocky was arrested for shooting a man on a Hollywood street late last year.
Police arrested the performer, whose real name is Rakim Myers, at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday morning on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Detectives reportedly “worked hard” to investigate the November 2021 shooting, in which the victim suffered minor injuries, and “identified the suspect (s).”
If convicted, Myers could face up to a year in prison, a $ 1,000 fine and probation for the offense, according to the California Penal Code. If convicted of a lethal weapon, Myers could spend up to four years in state prison, be fined up to $ 10,000 and serve a mandatory probation period.
The rapper was arrested shortly after arriving in LAX on a private jet. He was returning home from a vacation in Barbados with his pregnant girlfriend Rihanna.
The couple recently denied rumors of separation and infidelity.
Rapper A $ AP Rocky, real name Akim Myers, was arrested for allegedly shooting a man on a street in Los Angeles last year. It was filmed last month at a music festival in Brazil
Police detained Myers at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after arriving at the facility by private jet. He was on holiday in Barbados with his pregnant girlfriend Rihanna. Myers is pictured at Bridgetown Airport, Barbados
Police in Los Angeles are investigating the 33-year-old Myers after a man claims that the rapper shot him in the area of Selma and Argyle Avenues after a dispute.
Myers is accused of approaching an acquaintance on the street at around 10.15 pm on November 6 and shooting at him three or four times with a pistol. One of the bullets reportedly destroyed the victim’s left arm and he later sought medical help.
After the shooting, Myers and two other men allegedly walking were fleeing the scene.
Authorities cooperated with the victim and eventually identified Myers as a suspect in the shooting.
Police arrested the rapper with the help of immigration and customs services. The case will soon be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for consideration.
A Mayers spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com, but his lawyer, Alan Jackson, confirmed to NBC News that the rapper had been arrested.
Los Angeles police issued a statement Wednesday confirming Myers’ arrest
Rihanna met with the rapper’s family in Barbados over the weekend
Rihanna and Myers have announced they are expecting their first child together earlier this year. In March, she revealed that she was in her third trimester. The pregnant singer was photographed last month during Paris Fashion Week
Wednesday’s incident is not Myers’ first clash with the law.
The rapper was arrested in Sweden in 2019 after a fight broke out in the street between his entourage and two men.
Myers was convicted of assault, given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay more than $ 1,000 in damages. He reportedly spent a month in prison before his sentence was handed down.
The performer, who grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, was also accused of attempted murder at the age of 16.
Myers, who began selling drugs during his youth, was reportedly harassed by an older man. He went to the alleged bully’s house to confront him and eventually fired a gun at him.
“He tried to attack me in front of some ladies. And I was small. He was a little older than me, “Myers said two years ago, detailing the incident in Untold Stories of Hip-Hop.
The teenager, who was carrying a protection pistol, believed his alleged bully was reaching for a weapon after their discussion headed south. He claims he never intended to shoot the man.
“I just started to relax,” Myers said of the confrontation. “I did not want to hit him. At first I was hit with an assassination attempt, and then I kept getting down. “
Myers was arrested shortly after the shooting and spent some time in the infamous Rickers Island City Jail. However, due to his age and the nature of the incident, charges of attempted murder were reduced.
Wednesday’s incident is not Myers’ first clash with the law. The rapper was arrested for an attack in Sweden in 2019, after a fight broke out in the street between his entourage and two men. He is also accused of attempted murder as a teenager. He was pictured last month in New York
Earlier this year, Myers and his partner, singer Rihanna, announced that they were expecting their first child together.
The 34-year-old singer revealed last month that she is in the third trimester, but did not share her term.
On Friday, Rihanna was spotted at the airport in Bridgetown, Barbados, where she met with Myers and his family. The couple looked calm as they greeted each other and talked in the terminal with their loved ones.
Their travels came when shoe designer Amina Muadi, the woman accused of having an affair with Myers during Rihanna’s pregnancy, vehemently denied allegations of infidelity.
Muadi took to Instagram on Friday to issue a statement after social media sparked allegations that the rapper had cheated on the seriously pregnant singer with her.
She wrote: “I have always believed that an unfounded lie spread on social media does not deserve any answer or explanation, especially one that is so vile.
“Initially, I assumed that this false gossip – fabricated with so much malicious intent – would not be taken seriously.
“However, in the last 24 hours, I have been reminded that we live in a society that speaks so quickly on topics, regardless of the factual basis, and that nothing is beyond borders.
The couple’s travels come amid allegations that they broke up after Myers cheated on the pregnant singer. They denied the allegations of fraud. Myers and Rihanna are pictured together in February 2022
Their travels came when shoe designer Amina Muadi, the woman accused of having an affair with Myers during Rihanna’s pregnancy, vehemently denied allegations of infidelity. Myers and Maddie have been friends for years and collaborated on a shoe collection in 2020. They are pictured together in 2020.
“Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated moments in a person’s life. That is why I have to speak, because it is not only aimed at me, but it is related to people to whom I have great respect and affection.
“As long as Rich continues to live his calm, best-dressed pregnancy, I return to my business – I wish everyone a wonderful Easter weekend!”
A source directly linked to the two artists told TMZ earlier that rumors of infidelity and separation were “100% false on both counts”, adding that “one million percent is not true”. They are fine.’
Myers and Maddie have been friends for years and are collaborating on a shoe collection in 2020.
Rihanna and Myers were originally connected in November 2020, after it was announced that they would see each other after the separation of the singer with her ex-boyfriend Hassan Jamil.
The two have known each other since the beginning of 2010, when they started performing and touring with each other.
Last week, Rihanna talked about her partner in a chat with Vogue magazine as she explained how their relationship had blossomed. The singer is on the cover of the May issue of the magazine
Myers first spoke about their relationship in May 2021 in an interview with GQ, where he called Rihanna “the love of his life.” The couple was photographed together at Rihanna’s Fenty store in Los Angeles in February 2022.
Rihanna and Myers remained friends for most of the decade before People confirmed that they were officially dating in November 2020. The couple went on a romantic vacation in the singer’s hometown of Barbados in December and the rapper spent Christmas with his girlfriend’s family.
Myers first spoke about their relationship in May 2021 in an interview with GQ, where he called the Barbados-born singer “the love of his life.”
The Fashion Killa hitmaker – who has never been haunted by allegations of infidelity in the past – said: “She’s probably a million of the others.” I think when you know, you know. She is the only one. ‘
Last week, Rihanna talked about her partner in a chat with Vogue magazine as she explained how their relationship had blossomed.
“People don’t get out of the friendship zone with me very easily,” she revealed. “And it definitely took me a while to get over how much I know him and how much he knows me, because we also know how much trouble we can get into.”
She said quarantine had brought the couple closer, noting: “He became my family at the time.
Sources say the couple plans to get married in Barbados sometime in the near future. Myers and Rihanna were filmed together in February
“There are no pretentious” my-brand-you-brand “** t, we just live. I just feel like I can do any part of my life next to him.
She continued: “What do I love most about us? Transparency with everything: how we feel, what our goals are, what our fears and insecurities are.
The vulnerability of being able to say how you feel about each other.
Earlier this year, acquaintances claimed that the couple planned to get married in Barbados, with the pop star listing Prime Minister Mia Motley, 56, as the godmother of the newborn.
A source told the Sunday Mirror: “Rihanna is completely overwhelmed by A $ AP. They have a very close relationship and Rihanna has always been quite traditional.
“They will certainly get married.” She told friends she wanted to be with him forever, and he said the same thing. There are still no plans for when the wedding will take place, but it will not be before the baby is born. She has always wanted to get married and A $ AP is her forever man.
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