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Lil Nas X Returns to L.A. Court as Judge Sets March 12 Date in Police Assault Case

He appeared after leaving inpatient treatment, remaining on $75,000 bail with required Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

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 hearing, Judge Shellie Samuels signed a protective order governing the transfer of discovery in the case.
  • The court directed Lil Nas X to return on March 12, 2026, when a preliminary hearing date is expected to be set.
  • He has pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer, charges that could carry up to five years in prison.
  • Police say he was found walking naked on Ventura Boulevard on Aug. 21 and allegedly injured three responding officers; he was first taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose before being booked.
  • Defense attorney Drew Findling said the artist is "doing amazing" and looks to a "positive resolution," with release conditions unchanged, including four Narcotics Anonymous meetings per week.