Lil Nas X sends love to fans as lawyer seeks diversion in LAPD battery case

Grammy victor Lil Nas X returned to a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday seeking a antithetic way to the extremity of his constabulary artillery case.

The 26-year-old “Old Town Road” and “Industry Baby” vocalist (real sanction Montero Hill) appeared successful beforehand of a Los Angeles County justice arsenic his attorney, Christy O’Connor, expressed her intentions to record a question for diversion, Rolling Stone reported. O’Connor reportedly asked the justice to hold the musician’s lawsuit truthful it could beryllium transferred to an unspecified diversion program, which could support her lawsuit from serving jailhouse time.

O’Connor did not instantly respond to a petition for confirmation Friday. Lil Nas X is owed backmost successful tribunal for different proceeding April 6.

Lil Nas X was hospitalized and arrested successful August aft helium was seen strolling successful lone his underwear and achromatic boots done Studio City. The vocalist received attraction astatine a adjacent infirmary for a imaginable overdose, but had besides been accused of assaulting a constabulary officer. He was charged with 4 felony counts — 3 counts of artillery with wounded connected a constabulary serviceman and 1 number of resisting an enforcement serviceman — related to the incident. Police allege the vocalist assaulted the officers who were trying to instrumentality him into custody. At slightest 3 were injured, the L.A. County territory attorney’s bureau said successful August.

Lil Nas X, who pleaded not blameworthy to each counts past year, shared a connection to fans upon his latest tribunal appearance.

“I truly emotion and I miss you and I admit your enactment truthful much,” helium told media extracurricular the courthouse, according to video shared by Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon. “I can’t hold to beryllium backmost hugging you guys.”