The Stakes: Facing Up to 24 Years in Prison. By rejecting the plea deal, Rocky is taking a significant gamble. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 24 years.

The rejected plea deal would have also included three years of probation and a seven-year suspended sentence. Rocky’s trial is expected to last about three weeks .

The 36-year-old Grammy-nominated artist, born Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Prosecutors claim he fired multiple shots on a street ...

A$AP Rocky has elected to reject a plea deal to serve 180 days in jail in his gun assault case and now could face up to 24 years in prison.

Rocky has been named one of the celebrity chairs of the Met Gala in May, and has a major role in a Spike Lee-directed film with Denzel Washington to be released soon after. But his life could be ...

Rocky's attorney, Joe Tacopina, said at a hearing Tuesday the defense plans to call witnesses who are expected to testify the gun was a starter pistol that the rapper carried it as a prop for ...

Marissa Wenzke is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara and is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

According to the Associated Press, Rocky (real name: Rakim Mayers) did not take the deal offered by Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as jury selection started.

A$AP Rocky has reportedly turned down a plea deal as his 2021 shooting trial is set to begin this week. Get the details on the offer.

A$AP Rock rejected a plea deal with jail time and revealed key defense strategy Tuesday as jury selection got underway in his L.A. gun assault trial.

“He’s not interested in cutting a deal,” his attorney reportedly stated during the readiness hearing at a downtown Los Angeles criminal court. The trial is set to begin on January 21 ...

The rapper, born Rakim Mayers, turned down a last-minute offer of 180 days in county jail in exchange for a guilty plea ...