BREAKING: A$AP Rocky Released from Jail Pending Assault Trial Verdict
A$AP Rocky was just released from jail while the judge in his Swedish assault case decide his fate. The announcement in court was met with cheer from onlookers. A$AP is free to leave Sweden while they await a verdict, which is expected August 14th. The other 2 defendants are also released and free to leave.-- A$AP's lawyer is now showing a photo of a large Cava bottle which prosecutors claim was used in the fight against the alleged victim.
We've also highlighted the bottle in Rocky's hand in video of the altercation. As we've told you ... A$AP's admitted to picking up the bottle but denies using it on the alleged victim.-- In Rocky's lawyer's closing statement ... he says nothing the rapper did was premeditated or done in a coordinated fashion with his crew and the evidence backs it up.
The bottle is the centerpiece of the prosecution's case. They claim Rocky severely injured the alleged victim by hurling a bottle at him ... which they say was excessive force and unjustified. Rocky admitted Thursday heProsecutors say the video shows the bottle hidden in Rocky's sleeve. Their point ... they say the violence was disproportionate to the danger posed by the alleged victim, who at a point was lying on the ground.
Rocky's bodyguard testified Friday the alleged victim approached Rocky and his crew twice, and added, in the U.S., when someone harasses you twice you can take action. As we reported, there's videoThe bodyguard suggested the alleged victim was the one who was holding the bottle and may have been responsible for his own injuries, saying he saw the guy holding something that was a greenish color.
Both eyewitnesses testified they heard a bottle being"crushed" but didn't know the circumstances or who did it. One also said she didn't see A$AP holding a bottle during the scuffle, despite the fact he admitted holding it for a time.
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