Rolling Stone<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tUnder the terms of the agreement, the criminal charge will be dismissed if Offset completes 50 hours of community service, attends an anger management program, and avoids any further legal violations over the next 12 months. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe rapper, whose legal name is Kiari Cephus, had asked for a six-month diversion period, but the judge doubled it to a full year at a July 15 hearing, which the musician did not attend. The longer term was still a win considering prosecutors had opposed the diversion agreement altogether, arguing that the case should proceed to trial.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn their written opposition to the motion, prosecutors described the episode as a \u201ccrime of violence against the victim.\u201d According to the filing, obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>, Cephus refused to provide identification at the MedMen dispensary near LAX airport on March 13, 2025, repeatedly asking, \u201cDo you know who I am?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tCiting an LAPD narrative included in the filings, prosecutors said the security guard again asked to see identification, at which point Cephus \u201cpushed him on his vest and then punched him with his right fist once to his left cheek.\u201d They said Cephus fled the scene after the guard sprayed pepper spray in his face.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt has been more than 14 months since the embarrassing and regretful incident that led to the current charge. Since that time, Mr. Cephus has kept his nose clean and has worked steadily to provide for himself and his children,\u201d Cephus\u2019 lawyer, Christy O\u2019Connor, wrote in her motion seeking diversion.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe defense motion said Cephus was raised by a single mother in Atlanta and \u201cstruggled to find his way\u201d with no male role model to guide him. It also portrayed the security guard as someone seeking a payday.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\t\u201cOne minute after the confrontation, the security guard resumes his position at the front door, greeting customers and scanning their IDs. He does not touch or rub his head or cheek. He does not apply ice. He can be seen smiling and laughing with his co-workers while continuing to perform his job duties,\u201d the defense motion says. It claims the guard only called for an ambulance after his co-worker told him that Cephus was a \u201cfamous rapper.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe guard, Jim Leobardo Sanchez, filed a lawsuit against Cephus last October. \u201cWithout legal justification or provocation, defendant Cephus became hostile, verbally confrontational, and physically attacked plaintiff by striking him in the face,\u201d the seven-page complaint reads. \u201cSeveral unidentified individuals who were accompanying defendant Cephus then proceeded to grab, push, and further assault and batter plaintiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tSanchez claims he suffered injuries that left him in \u201cimmediate and severe pain.\u201d He says he developed headaches and neck pain and was treated by paramedics at the scene before he was transported to a local hospital. Sanchez says he continues to experience \u201cpersistent headaches, neck pain, and related symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tLawyers representing Sanchez did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. A hearing in the civil case is set for Aug. 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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