Why was ASAP Rocky arrested in Sweden? Breaking down the rapper's legal troubles
foxnews.comASAP Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, has an arrest history stretching from Europe to the United States. At one point, former President Donald Trump allegedly threatened to start a trade war unless the Grammy-awarding-winning rapper was released from a Swedish prison.
More recently, he was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport and police raided his LA home. In April 2022, Rocky was detained after landing at LAX from a vacation in Barbados with his pregnant celebrity girlfriend, Rihanna.
He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon relating to November 2021 shooting that left one identified man injured, according to LAPD.The unknown man and Rocky allegedly had an argument in the Hollywood area, and things escalated after the rapper fired a handgun before fleeing the scene.
The rapper left jail hours after posting bail for $550,000. ASAP Rocky was charged on August 15 with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm by the LA County district attorney.
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