A$AP Rocky and two members of his entourage were found guilty in a Swedish courtroom on Wednesday (August 14). But despite the verdict, the A$AP Mob co-founder won’t have to serve any more time behind bars.
According to The Washington Post, Rocky was ordered pay a fine to alleged victim Mustafa Jafari in the amount of SEK 12,500, which amounts to roughly $1,300 in U.S. dollars. During the hearing, a judge concluded the charges against Rocky weren’t as serious as presented by prosecutors and required no more prison time.
“This act has not been of such a serious nature that a custodial sentence is something that must be chosen,” presiding judge Per Lennerbrant said.
Although Rocky testified he acted in self-defense, the court found no evidence to support his claim. They also determined there wasn’t enough proof that he used a glass bottle as a weapon during the melee.
“Based on statements from two witnesses, the court finds that the defendants were not subject to a current or imminent criminal attack,” the court said in a statement. “Therefore, they were not in a situation where they were entitled to use violence in self-defense.”
Lennerbrant added “the prosecutor has not been able to prove that the victim was struck in the back of the head with a bottle or that he was in any other way assaulted with bottles. This has affected the assessment of the seriousness of the crime.”
Rocky was facing up to two years in jail for the June 28 incident, but his temporary release after the trial ended on August 2 indicated he would be found not guilty or sentenced to time served. It turned out to be the latter.
Following his release earlier this month, Pretty Flacko expressed gratitude for all the support he received while he was in jail via Instagram.
“THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT AND HUMBLING EXPERIENCE I WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR ALLOWING ME BLADI AND THOTO TO RETURN TO OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,” he wrote in all caps. “THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE LOVE AND SUPPORT.”
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