Florida prosecutors drop felony charge against Rick Ross in domestic violence case
Summary
Miami-Dade prosecutors dropped the felony battery-by-strangulation charge against rapper Rick Ross, citing insufficient evidence. Ross still faces a misdemeanor domestic-violence battery charge and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.Key Facts
- Prosecutors filed paperwork Thursday to drop the felony charge.
- Ross was arrested after a woman he lived with reported that he struck and choked her in August.
- Ross surrendered to Miami Beach police on October 1 and was released on bail several hours later.
- Ross’s attorney said he would continue to defend himself against the allegations.
- Ross previously pleaded no contest to aggravated assault in Georgia in 2017; a court later exonerated him of guilt under a first-time offender program.
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