Overview
- Jim Leobardo Sanchez filed the civil complaint on Oct. 28 in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
- The filing claims Offset struck Sanchez in the face and that people with the rapper further assaulted him, leading to paramedic treatment and transport to Centinela Hospital.
- Sanchez says the confrontation began after he asked Offset to show identification when the rapper and several associates entered the dispensary.
- The suit requests general, special, and punitive damages exceeding $25,000 and demands a jury trial.
- Offset has not publicly commented as his camp disputes the allegations as baseless and claims the guard provoked the encounter and used mace, with no criminal charges reported in the coverage.