The 26-year-old Los Angeles rapper, who was arrested back in November 2022, receives the sentence after pleading guilty to charges of battery and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied structure in July.
- Oct 3, 2023
AceShowbiz - Blueface managed to avoid jail time in his Las Vegas shooting case. The "Thotiana" emcee has been sentenced to three years probation after entering a guilty plea.
The 26-year-old, born Johnathan Porter, pleaded guilty to charges of battery and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied structure in July. As a part of the plea deal, the rapper is not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs, possess weapons, or contact the victim.
Blueface will also have to avoid the Las Vegas Strip and the city's downtown area, except for work-related business.
Responding to the sentencing, Blueface's lawyer, Kristina M. Wildeveld, said in a statement, "This morning Mr. Porter was sentenced to probation not to exceed three years and he has the ability to earn a reduction to a gross misdemeanor charge upon successful completion of his probation." The attorney added, "We were pleased that the Court followed the negotiations of the parties in this matter… Mr. Porter is ultimately just looking forward to getting back to focusing on his music career and moving forward with his life."
Kristina went on to note that there was "a strange moment" during the sentencing hearing on Monday, October 2. "The complaining witness raised his phone to take a selfie with Mr. Porter from the lectern as he was finishing his victim impact statement," she claimed. "That was a first for us in our decades of litigation advocacy."
The shooting case occurred at the Euphoric Gentlemen's Club in Las Vegas on October 8, 2022. It all started after a man joked about Blueface chatting with "some females in a cheap vehicle." The rap star didn't like the joke and members of his entourage allegedly hit the man "multiple times."
The man later returned to the club in his truck and asked the crew, "Who hit me?!" But Blueface and his crew might have thought he was "going for a gun," leading to the rapper allegedly firing shots at the man's truck as he fled. Cops claimed they did find bullet marks on the truck while its owner suffered what appeared to be a "bullet graze wound" on his left hand.
Blueface was arrested and booked into Clark County Detention Center for attempted murder before appearing in court on November 16. He was later released from police custody on a $50,000 bail.
