A$AP Rocky posts $550k bail bond after arrest in connection with shooting

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been released from jail within three hours of his arrest at LAX airport on Wednesday. He was booked on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon, related to an alleged incident that took place in November 2021.

A$AP Rocky, whose birth name is Rakim Mayers, has been given a court date for August 17 for further investigations.

The Praise the Lord star, 33, recently returned from Barbados where he’d been vacationing with his pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna.

During his return, he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport at 8:20 am on Wednesday morning. Rocky was released after posting a bail bond of USD 555, 000. He left Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles surrounded by police officers as well as his legal representatives.

Following his arrest, he was reportedly investigated by the Homicide division.

Rihanna is currently expecting her first child with Rocky. The singer has confirmed that she's already in her third trimester. The couple announced their pregnancy earlier this year in January.