Prosecutor says Rihanna, household have been dwelling when lady charged with tried homicide fired : NPR

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Damian Dovarganes/AP LOS ANGELES — Rihanna, her accomplice A$AP Rocky, their three kids and her mom have been all at dwelling when a lady now charged with tried homicide and plenty of different felony counts is alleged to have fired on the property, a prosecutor mentioned Tuesday.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, of Orlando, Florida, was charged with making an attempt to kill Rihanna, together with 10 counts of assault on an individual with a semiautomatic firearm and three counts of capturing at an inhabited automobile or dwelling, authorities mentioned. Nobody was injured.

The singing famous person and her rap star accomplice have been collectively in a trailer on the property on the time of the Sunday afternoon capturing, whereas different relations and staffers have been within the Beverly Hills-area dwelling, Los Angeles County District Lawyer Nathan Hochman mentioned exterior a court docket listening to.

Inside court docket, Deputy Public Defender Jamarcus Bradford, Ortiz's legal professional, at first entered a plea of not responsible on her behalf, however then withdrew it in favor of suspending arraignment till March 25. She was ordered held on $1.8 million bail. Ortiz wore blue jail garments along with her blond hair in braids and spoke to the lawyer by means of a glass divider.

Bradford did not speak to reporters exterior court docket.

The LA County Public Defender's Workplace mentioned in a press release that it couldn't touch upon the pending case towards Ortiz.

"As in each case, we are going to work to make sure that our shopper receives the complete protections assured underneath the Structure," the assertion mentioned.

Ortiz might get life in jail if convicted on all fees. All 14 counts towards her are felonies. The three counts of firing at a dwelling have been for Rihanna's home, her trailer, and a neighbor's home, prosecutors mentioned. The ten assault counts have been for Rihanna and household, two staffers and two individuals within the neighboring home.

"LA primarily based celebrities shouldn't be moreover apprehensive due to this," Hochman mentioned, "largely due to the response of the police." He praised officers for arresting Ortiz quickly after the capturing, a number of miles (kilometers) to the north within the suburb of Sherman Oaks.

Choose Theresa McGonigle issued a protecting order for Ortiz to keep away from Robin Fenty and Rakim Mayers –- the authorized names of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky –- and their dwelling. McGonigle additionally mentioned Ortiz is just not allowed to own any firearms or ammunition together with a number of different circumstances.

The listening to was held in a courtroom a number of flooring from the place Rocky went by means of a trial the place he was acquitted simply over a 12 months in the past. Rihanna was typically in attendance, generally with their sons.

And the lead prosecutor within the new case is Alexander Bott, the deputy district legal professional who efficiently prosecuted rapper Tory Lanez in a trial the place he was convicted of capturing hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion within the ft.

Hochman wouldn't say the place any of the bullets landed, wouldn't say how lengthy Ortiz had been in California, or focus on her motivation or any connection to Rihanna, saying all have been underneath investigation.

Public data present her most up-to-date tackle was in Orlando and that she has been a licensed speech pathologist for greater than a decade.

AP additionally despatched emails searching for remark from Rihanna's publicist and supervisor.

In 2018, a person was accused of breaking into one other dwelling belonging to Rihanna within the Hollywood Hills and spending 12 hours there. The person pleaded no contest to felony counts of stalking and vandalism and a misdemeanor rely of resisting arrest in 2019. He was sentenced to probation.

A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100, together with "We Discovered Love," "Work," "Umbrella" and "Disturbia." She based the make-up model Fenty Magnificence in 2017.