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Lil Nas X Charged With Four Felonies After Naked Street Encounter in L.A.

Prosecutors cite an alleged charge at officers during the incident.

Overview

  • The Los Angeles County District Attorney filed three counts of battery with injury on a peace officer and one count of resisting an executive officer against Montero Lamar Hill on Aug. 25, after an initial misdemeanor booking.
  • He remains held without bail at Valley Jail with an arraignment scheduled in Van Nuys before Judge Sarah Ellenberg, where bail may be set.
  • LAPD says officers encountered him walking naked on Ventura Boulevard around 6 a.m. Thursday and allege he charged at them.
  • Police transported him to a hospital for evaluation of a possible overdose before he was booked into jail.
  • Viral videos published by TMZ show him first in underwear and cowboy boots and later fully nude, while reports conflict on whether officers were injured during the encounter.