Mystikal: Last News

Content warning: This story contains discussion and descriptions of alleged domestic violence and sexual abuse.Rapper Mystikal has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, domestic abuse and robbery.On Monday September 19, Mystikal – real name Michael Lawrence Tyler – entered a plea of not guilty (as reported by Alternative Press) at Ascension Parish court, Louisiana, in response to charges of first-degree rape, domestic abuse battery (specifically, strangulation and false imprisonment), drug possession, robbery and criminal damage to property.Tyler was arrested on Sunday July 31 in the Louisiana town of Prairieville, after deputies of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office interviewed a suspected survivor of alleged sexual assault at a hospital the night prior. Deputies have accused Tyler of the attack, during which it’s alleged he took the survivor’s car keys and sexually assaulted her.

Mystikal could face a life sentence if he’s found guilty of a rape charge.The rapper, real name Michael Lawrence Tyler, has been indicted by Louisiana jury on charges of first-degree rape from an alleged sexual assault that is said to have occurred at his Lousiana home in late July.If found guilty, the 51-year-old will face a life sentence under state law. The rapper, who remains in custody at the Ascension Parish Prison without the possibility of bail, hasn’t publicly denied the charges.His lawyer Joel Pearce told reporters of the recent charges.

Mystikal has been indicted on a charge of first-degree rape in Louisiana, Rolling Stone reports. If found guilty he faces life in jail under state law. The charges follows an alleged incident on July 30 of this year involving the rapper, real name Michael Tyler, and a woman who claims he held her against her will and sexually assaulted her at his Baton Rouge home.

New Orleans Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested on charges of rape, assault, and false imprisonment.Born Michael Lawrence Tyler, the 52-year-old is being held without bond in jail and is scheduled for a bond hearing this afternoon.According to arrest records, this time Tyler is being charged with two misdemeanors and three felonies, which include domestic abuse battery via strangulation, first-degree rape, and simple robbery.Tyler was arrested late Saturday night in Baton Rouge after officers had previously “responded to an area hospital in reference to a sexual assault.” When the detectives were able to interview the victim, they ascertained that she had “sustained minor injuries during the attack,” and Tyler was named as a suspect per Sheriff Bobby Webre’s press release.The arrest warrant described the assault—stating that an acquaintance of Tyler was visiting him at his Prairieville home. Allegedly, Tyler accused her “stealing $100 cash from him before punching her, choking her, pulling braids out of her hair and taking her keys and phone to prevent her from leaving,” a local news affiliate reported.Then, the victim started to frantically search for the missing cash in an attempt to calm Tyler.

Mystikal has been arrested on charges of first-degree rape, domestic abuse battery, simple robbery and simple criminal damage to property.The New Orleans rapper was apprehended on Sunday (July 31) after deputies interviewed a suspected survivor of sexual assault at a hospital late on Saturday night (July 30), the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed.TMZ reports that Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Tyler, is under arrest without bond. The alleged victim at the hospital in Louisiana is reported to have sustained minor injuries.Tyler is yet to have made a public statement following his arrest.The rapper was previously indicted on rape and kidnapping charges in 2017, which were eventually dropped.