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Lil Nas X Returns to Court as Judge Issues Discovery Protective Order

The rapper remains charged with four felonies that could bring up to five years in prison if he is convicted.

Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Hill, walks outside a court with his attorneys Christy O'Connor and Drew Findling, as he leaves following his preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, California, U.S., November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Alison Dinner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Hill, looks on outside a court, as he leaves following his preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, California, U.S., November 17, 2025. REUTERS/Alison Dinner
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Overview

  • At a brief Los Angeles hearing, the court signed an order limiting how evidence is shared and set March 12 for his next appearance to schedule a preliminary hearing.
  • Lil Nas X has pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
  • Prosecutors allege three officers were injured during the Aug. 21 encounter after police found him walking nude on Ventura Boulevard and first took him to a hospital for a possible overdose.
  • The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office says the charges carry potential exposure of up to five years in state prison.
  • His attorney said he is "doing amazing" after inpatient treatment out of state and voiced confidence in a positive resolution; he remains free on $75,000 bail with required Narcotics Anonymous meetings.