A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges of firing gun at former friend, judge rules

Judge ML Villar says ‘totality of video and testimony’ is sufficient evidence as rapper pleads not guilty to two felony counts

A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021.

Superior court judge ML Villar made the ruling at at a preliminary hearing, after hearing roughly a day and a half of testimony from two witnesses. Rocky, who gave no visible reaction to the decision, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.