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Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty and Posts Bail After Four-Felony Charge in L.A. Police Encounter

He was released on $75,000 bail with treatment-related conditions pending a Sept. 15 pretrial hearing.

U.S. rapper Lil Nas X attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 25, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 25: Rapper Lil Nas X attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court on August 25, 2025 in Van Nuys, California. According to media reports, Lil Nas X has been charged with four felonies, including battery with injury to a police officer. A nearly naked Lil Nas X was picked up by police on August 21 after being found wandering through Los Angeles in just his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown-Pool/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Lil Nas X, legally Montero Lamar Hill, faces three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer.
  • Police say officers found him nude on Ventura Boulevard on Aug. 21 and allege he charged at them; he was taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose before being booked.
  • Prosecutors say at least three officers were injured, and the district attorney stressed that assaults on law enforcement will bring serious consequences.
  • The judge set bail at $75,000 with conditions that include attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings or enrolling in outpatient treatment, and he was released Monday after posting bond.
  • His attorney called the episode an aberration and disputed illegal drug use, while the rapper told fans on Instagram he was going to be OK; if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.