Rick Ross has been arraigned on one count of misdemeanor battery following a hearing on Friday morning, October 30. The 50-year-old Rick Ross was initially arrested on October 1 for that charge as well as one count of felony battery by strangulation, which Florida prosecutors have since declined to pursue. The rapper has entered a plea of “not guilty” to the charges against him.
Speaking to NBC 6 South Florida, Ross’s attorney Brad Horenstein stated, “There are serious doubts about this case. These are fabrications.”
The arraignment was originally scheduled for October 22, but prosecutors requested a delay last week to finalize formal charges. The case stems from an alleged assault in late August involving Ross’s ex-girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick. Kendrick alleges that the rapper physically assaulted her before she filed a report with the Miami Beach police in late September.
Following the initial arrest, a judge issued a stay-away order prohibiting the rapper from contacting Kendrick, including through social media, and set his bond at $5,000. Below is footage of the rapper following his release from jail in early October.
