Overview

• In an Instagram video, Lil Nas X told fans he is “gonna be OK” and called the past four days “f—ing terrifying.”
• He pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on officers and one count of resisting an executive officer.
• Prosecutors said assaults on police threaten public safety and confirmed they are pursuing the case, which could carry up to five years in prison if convicted.
• LAPD says officers found him early Aug. 21 on Ventura Boulevard, he charged at them, and he was hospitalized for a possible overdose; his lawyer says drug tests are pending and disputes drug use.
• Court records describe alleged injuries to three officers, while his father and attorneys say he is remorseful and has no prior legal trouble.