After rejecting a plea deal that could have put him behind bars for six months, A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two felony assault charges. leaped into the arms of his partner on Tuesday, as a clerk read out the not guilty verdict in his trial on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. After a three-week trial, the jury needed just three hours to clear Rocky - real name Rakim Mayers - of charges that could have put him behind bars for more than 20 years.
"Thank y’all for saving my life," the three-time , who is scheduled to headline the Rolling Loud music festival in March, told the jurors as they left. On the eve of trial, Rocky turned down a prosecution offer of just six months in jail, along with probation and other conditions, if he would plead guilty to one count. Insisting on his innocence, Rocky decided to gamble that a jury would feel the same.
It paid off. The jurors felt at least that there was reasonable doubt of his guilt. “This whole experience has been crazy for the past 4 years,' Rocky said leaving the court, amid a mob of photographers, reporters, YouTubers and fans.
”I’m thankful and it’s blessed to be here right now to be a free man talking to y’all." His charges included two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and one count of personal use of a firearm. A$AP Rocky was arrested in November 2022, accused of shooting his former friend Terell Ephron (also known as A$AP Relli), who testified that Rocky pulled a gun o.