Rakim Mayers

Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP rocky, is charged with two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The charges arise from a November 2021 confrontation in Hollywood between Rocky and fellow rapper Terell Ephron, whose stage name is A$AP Relli. He was a member, with Rocky, in the ASAP Mob rap group that started in Harlem in 2006. Rocky was arrested in April 2022 at LAX airport as he stepped off a private plane from Barbados where he had been on vacation with multiple Grammy-winner Rihanna. Prosecutors have presented surveillance camera footage and testimony from Terell Ephron and police supporting their allegation that during the argument, Rocky pointed a handgun at Terell Ephron, then fired it twice toward him injuring his hand. Ephron has testified that Rocky held the gun to his stomach and said 'I'll kill you right now' before firing off rounds. Rocky's attorney has challenged the prosecution's case, saying there wasn't enough proof that a shooting had even happened and calling the surveillance video evidence and witness testimony 'inconclusive'. Ephron has filed a separate civil assault and battery lawsuit against Rocky which is on hold pending the outcome of the criminal trial.