Lil Nas X is looking for a path that might doubtlessly assist him keep away from jail time.
On Thursday, March 12, the 26-year-old Grammy-winning artist, born Montero Hill III, appeared at a courthouse in Van Nuys, Calif., alongside his lawyer, Christy O’Connor, who proposed delaying the pretrial course of so she might file a movement to have the singer’s felony police battery case transferred right into a diversion program, Rolling Stone journal reported.
Pre-trial Diversion applications are options during which a defendant might decide to enter rehab or an identical program in hopes of avoiding a conviction and any potential time behind bars.
His lawyer can also be ready for a report from an “knowledgeable” to assist the argument that this path could also be one of the best ways ahead. A Los Angeles County choose, who granted the transient delay, ordered them again in courtroom on April 6.
This authorized saga for the “Previous City Highway” singer started on August 21, 2025, when he was arrested after being discovered strolling alongside Ventura Boulevard within the wee hours barely clothed and showing disoriented whereas interacting with authorities. He was arrested and charged with three counts of battery towards a police officer, who alleged he lunged at and punched considered one of them, together with one rely of resisting an govt officer.
He was hospitalized briefly after the incident on suspicion of a attainable drug overdose earlier than later being booked into the Van Nuys Jail. On Aug. 25, 2025, he was launched on $75,000 bail after pleading not responsible to the fees and spent the next months in inpatient remedy, lacking a scheduled September pretrial listening to whereas in this system, earlier than returning to Los Angeles Superior Court docket on Nov. 17, 2025, the place a choose allowed the case to proceed following his completion of remedy.
Exterior the courthouse following Thursday’s listening to, the “Previous City Highway” singer addressed a crowd of reporters.
“All I needed to say is to my followers, I actually love and I miss you, and I recognize your assist a lot, and I can’t wait to be again hugging you guys,” Hill mentioned earlier than blowing a kiss. “You guys, have a very good day.”
