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Prosecutors drop felony battery charge against Rick Ross; misdemeanor remains

The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office dropped a felony strangulation charge citing insufficient evidence, but the rapper still faces a domestic violence battery misdemeanor.

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What to know

  • Miami-Dade prosecutors dropped a felony battery by strangulation charge against Rick Ross on Oct. 30 due to insufficient evidence, one month after his arrest.
  • Ross still faces a misdemeanor battery domestic violence charge and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  • The incident allegedly occurred on Aug. 28 when a woman living with Ross reported he hit her multiple times, choked her, and slammed her into a wall during a dispute.

“The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office filed paperwork Thursday to drop a felony charge of battery by strangulation because of "insufficient evidence."”

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Prosecutors drop felony battery charge against Rick Ross; misdemeanor remains
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    Ross's attorney vows continued defense

    Ross's attorney said Friday that his client would continue to defend himself against the remaining allegations. Ross has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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    Prosecutors drop felony strangulation charge against Ross

    The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office filed paperwork Thursday to drop the felony battery by strangulation charge due to insufficient evidence. Ross continues to face a misdemeanor battery domestic violence charge.

    “Prosecutors have dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her…”
    — Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office

    1. 8 outlets first by Guardian, 13d ago · also Breitbart, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer, CP24 +1 · read ↗

    2. 4 outlets Rapper Rick Ross is charged with misdemeanor in domestic violence case

      first by The Spokesman-Review, 13d ago · also The Fader, Billboard, NBC 6 South Florida

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  3. background

    Rick Ross arrested in Miami Beach — Ross surrendered at the Miami Beach police station two days after the woman filed a police report. He was freed on bail several hours later.

  4. background

    Woman reports Rick Ross hit and choked her — A woman living with Ross told Miami Beach detectives that Ross accused her of cheating, struck her multiple times, choked her with her shirt collar, and slammed her into a wall. She collected her belongings after he left the home.