Lil Nas X hit with 4 felony charges, including assaulting cops, after galavanting nearly naked on street
Rapper Lil Nas X has been slapped with four felony charges after he allegedly attacked cops when they spotted him strolling through Los Angeles naked last week.
The “Old Town Road” singer, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was charged with battery with injury on a police officer and resisting an executive officer, TMZ reported on Monday.
Lil Nas X with his attorney Christy O’Connor at his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court on Aug. 25, 2025. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
The rapper was charged with charged with battery with injury on a police officer and resisting an executive officer. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Lil Nas X was seen roaming the streets of LA naked. TMZ / BACKGRID
Lil Nas X was spotted acting bizarrely in Los Angeles last week. TMZ / BACKGRID
Lil Nas X was hit with four felony charges after he was spotted roaming the streets of Los Angeles last week. @lilnasxmajor/X
Lil Nas X rose to fame after “Old Town Road” became a mega hit. WireImage for Vanity Fair
The 26-year-old spent the weekend behind bars following the bizarre caught-on-camera saga that unfolded Aug. 21 on the usually busy Ventura Boulevard just before 6 a.m., police said.
