After spending weeks in a Swedish jail, A$AP Rocky is now being charged with a crime and will remain in captivity.
Prosecutors charged the 30-year-old rapper with Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm which came from an altercation with two men and Rocky’s crew. Photos of the alleged victim’s injuries have surfaced that formed the basis of Rocky’s assault charge, according to TMZ. In the pictures, you can see a bloody arm and finger, blood on the back of the man’s arm, and a streak of blood on his bicep. There is also a gash and various other cuts.
Pending the trial, Rocky will reportedly continue to be held in jail. A trial date has not been set, however according to TMZ, a representative for the prosecutor said the trial will be held within the next two weeks and last three days. Two members of Rocky’s team have also been charged with the same crime and are also being held pending trial. As for Rocky, if he is convicted, he could spend two years behind bars. The man who attacked Rocky’s crew will not be charged with anything even though it appears in the video that he was the instigator.
A Swedish prosecutor claims that he has more insight on the altercation and that some of the claims Rocky and his crew have made are untrue, according to TMZ. He said that after reviewing video footage and speaking with eye witnesses, he learned that the man hit Rocky’s bodyguard with a pair of headphones only after the bodyguard lifted him off the ground by his neck, causing the prosecutor to view the headphone incident as an act of self-defense. However, the neck grabbing is not on video, and Rocky’s bodyguard has already been cleared of all charges.
Rocky and his crew have luckily not been charged with Aggravated Assault, which is a more serious crime and carries a 6-year prison sentence.
