New recordings provide information about the arrest of Lil NAS X in Los Angeles.
Lil NAS X was apparently confronted with a taser when arresting after the views of police scanner recordings. Shortly before, the artist had been spotted and arrested naked naked on the Ventura Boulevard.
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He is charged with four crimes, including the assault on police officers. He was not guilty and was released on Monday, August 25th.
Concern for the mental health of the Grammy winner
Just a few days ago, Lil NAS X had also deleted all the contributions on Instagram, renamed “Queen Madeline” and released new, partly puzzling photos and short music nippets.
The 26-year-old musician, with a bourgeois name Montero Lamar Hill, most recently had to struggle with health problems. In April 2025, he reported on temporary paralysis. On Thursday, August 21, he was arrested by police officers after, only in underwear and cowboy boots, he was noticeably confused by Los Angeles.
According to the police, the two-time Grammy winner was then transferred to the Valley Jail Section in Van Nuys and retained it over the weekend. He is investigated against police officers for mild physical injury.
Arresting with Taser: Police scanner recordings burden the officials
New recordings from the LAPD police scanner, The “TMZ” are availablegive further information about the interaction between the musician and the officials. A police officer can be heard special codes to give her supervisor: there would be a disturbance from Lil NAS X, he moved to one of the civil servants that there is no further assistance in the arrest, but a doctor. Then the question: “Do we have permission to apply violence?” Seconds later, you can hear the long, clattering sound of a pistol twice.
Drug allegations and court date: Richter orders the program for Lil NAS X
For him, a judge ordered participation in a drug recovery program. His defense rejects every drug participation and describes the behavior atypical for the otherwise flawless past of the musician. The next hearing for the preparatory negotiation is scheduled for September 15, 2025. Until then, the father of Lil NAS X asked the public for compassion.