Kanye West Slapped W/ Criminal Charges, Faces Jail Time For LAX Smackdown

[Elano]

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West has been officially charged with three criminal counts due to his publicized attack on a photographer at Los Angeles International airport last fall.

Along with Ye, manager Don Crawley was also charged.

The rapper has been charged with three misdemeanor counts of vandalism, grand theft and battery stemming from a scuffle with a paparazzo at LAX in September 2008. Kanye's manager Don Crawley was also charged with two counts each of vandalism, grand theft and battery. (Extra TV)

Early reports predicted that Ye would receive a handful of charges.

The Los Angeles city attorney is expected today (March 18) to file three misdemeanor charges against rapper and producer Kanye West in connection with a scuffle with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport. The decision by city prosecutors to pursue several charges -- expected to be misdemeanor vandalism, battery and grand theft -- comes six months after the Los Angeles County district attorney's office declined to pursue felony charges. (Los Angeles Times)
Ye faces time behind bars if a judge does not rule in his favor next month.

If convicted of all charges, West could face up to two years and six months in jail, while Crawley could face up to five years, he said. Their arraignment hearing is set for April 14 at the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse. (CNN)

[AnybodyKilla]

2.5 years for Ye and 5 years for the manager just for that little BOWSHIT scuffle? LMFAO, thats brutalllll!!!

[Hatesrats™]

Danm! Some dudes just ain't built for doing time.
(This is the exact reason that "saying" was made..)

GL on getting it down Kanye, This is defo a bullshit wrap tho.

[MediumL]

2yrs is well over the top but saying that a couple yrs from the spotlight might curb kanyes ego

[Bch]

yea thats why alot of pussys hide behind the law nowadays here in l.a.

act all tough but when something go down they call the cops on you lol

[Booz]

Fuck the paparazzi. Kanye should get a medal for doing that, after all photographers are bunch of hyenas that would suck dick to get a picture of britneys pussy.

[DJ SUGAFREE QUIK]

Fuck the paparazzi. Kanye should get a medal for doing that, after all photographers are bunch of hyenas that would suck dick to get a picture of britneys pussy.

+1 on those statements.  Kanye should get more than a medal.  But you know fools always wanna hate on those who try to do their best at whatever they do.  We'd have more successful people on the planet if more would have the drive to succeed like Kanye.  No wonder the scum does whatever they want, cause the law & the judicial system protects them & let them off easy   Stalkernazis cause damage & don't care.  They even tried 2 break into the house of octomom & damaged the garage door.  Yeah I understand if they don't get the pics they don't eat but come on, gotta do it safe & legal.  And 1 of them said getting britney pics then you would get $100,000 a pic. 

[T-Dogg]

Fuck the paparazzi. Kanye should get a medal for doing that, after all photographers are bunch of hyenas that would suck dick to get a picture of britneys pussy.

+1 on those statements.  Kanye should get more than a medal.  But you know fools always wanna hate on those who try to do their best at whatever they do.  We'd have more successful people on the planet if more would have the drive to succeed like Kanye.  No wonder the scum does whatever they want, cause the law & the judicial system protects them & let them off easy   Stalkernazis cause damage & don't care.  They even tried 2 break into the house of octomom & damaged the garage door.  Yeah I understand if they don't get the pics they don't eat but come on, gotta do it safe & legal.  And 1 of them said getting britney pics then you would get $100,000 a pic. 

Seconded.

But even if Kanye was to be convicted, he wouldn't go to regular jail, he's too rich. He'd pay to go to one of those comfy luxury prisons.

[Bch]

they should come out with a new rule against pap. photographers, but this SOCIETY is built off of bull shit.. like they should get thrown in jail and materials confiscated if they get within 150 yards of someones property and  made to sign a legal form in order to photograph/interview ppl up close in public

[Žŕiņēė]

Sorry to spoil all your guys gossip and drama, but nothing is real anymore. Everything is a gimmick to get more record sales.