Offset is facing a new lawsuit from a security guard who claims the Migos rapper struck him in the face during a confrontation outside a cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles last March.
The incident allegedly took place at the MedMen dispensary near LAX Airport, the lawsuit filed Oct. 29 and obtained by Rolling Stone claims. The plaintiff, Jim Leobardo Sanchez, says he was lawfully performing his job duties when he asked Offset, whose legal name is Kiari Cephus, for his personal identification to enter the store.
“Without legal justification or provocation, defendant Cephus became hostile, verbally confrontational, and physically attacked plaintiff by striking him in the face,” the seven-page complaint signed by lawyer Michael T. Karikomi reads. “Several unidentified individuals who were accompanying defendant Cephus then proceeded to grab, push, and further assault and batter plaintiff.”
Sanchez claims he suffered injuries that left him in “immediate and severe pain.” He says he developed headaches and neck pain and was treated by paramedics at the scene before he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Sanchez says he continues to experience “persistent headaches, neck pain, and related symptoms.”
Attempts to reach a spokesperson for Offset were not immediately successful on Monday. The complaint is not the first time Offset has been sued with claims of assault and battery in Los Angeles County.
Daveon Clark sued Offset in November 2023, alleging the musician assaulted him outside ComplexCon in Long Beach on Nov. 7, 2021. Clark said he was working as a security guard, attempting to block an entrance due to overcrowding inside, when Offset and another artist allegedly struck him.
Clark claimed he suffered “severe bodily injuries” from the attack and “will continue to suffer physical pain” as well as “severe emotional, mental, physical and nervous pain and suffering.” In a recent filing, Clark and his lawyers said their repeated attempts to locate and serve Offset had failed, so they asked for permission to serve the lawsuit through publication in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper. The judge denied the request and set a hearing on the matter for Nov. 17.
Both guards are seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial. They each sued with claims of assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
“Plaintiff suffered physical injuries, emotional distress, incurred medical expenses, suffered lost income and continues to experience pain and discomfort,” the new lawsuit filed by Sanchez reads.
