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Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty to Four Felonies as Judge Sets $75,000 Bail and Rehab Requirement

The rapper was hospitalized for a suspected overdose before booking, then freed on bond pending a Sept. 15 hearing.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County prosecutors filed three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
  • At his arraignment, Judge Martin Herscovitz imposed $75,000 bail with a requirement to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
  • He has been released after posting bond and later shared a brief message saying he is okay, calling the past four days terrifying.
  • Police encountered him walking in underwear on Ventura Boulevard; viral videos circulated as officers took him to a hospital on a suspected overdose before jail booking.
  • His attorney and father described the episode as an aberration, questioned the overdose certainty, and said he is remorseful, with the next court date set for Sept. 15.