Celebrity | A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky Found Guilty of Assault in Sweden But rapper won't have to serve any time By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 14, 2019 7:38 AM CDT Copied A$AP Rocky, background right, leaves the district court in Stockholm by car, after the third day of his trial, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. (Fredrik Persson/TT via AP) A Swedish court has found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault for his role in a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm—but he won't have to serve any time. The artist, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, earlier pleaded self-defense and said he had tried to avoid a confrontation with two men who were persistently following his entourage. One of them picked a fight with one of Mayers' two bodyguards, the rapper told the Stockholm District Court. The court said the defendants "were not in a situation" where they were entitled to self-defense and that they "assaulted the victim by hitting and kicking him." As a result, the three defendants were "convicted of assault and sentenced to conditional sentences." The AP reports that means the three face no prison sentence in Sweden unless they commit a similar offense in the country again. The three were released Aug. 2 pending the verdict. All returned to the United States and are not legally obliged to be present in Stockholm. Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error