Formal costs are coming for Raja Jackson after the son of legendary UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson assaulted an expert wrestler at a present in Los Angeles in August.
Prosecutors intend to cost Jackson with a one depend of felony battery that brought about severe bodily damage and one depend of misdemeanor battery after he slammed Stuart Smith (ring identify Syko Stu) to the bottom and proceeded to viciously punch him greater than 20 occasions. Most of the punches got here after Smith was seemingly unconscious.
The L.A. Occasions initially reported the information with the Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s workplace anticipated to file a proper prison criticism towards Jackson on Tuesday.
Along with the felony and misdemeanor cost, prosecutors additionally anticipated to hunt a “sentencing enhancement” primarily based on Smith struggling nice bodily damage, which might result in stiffer penalties if Jackson is convicted.
The assault left Smith with a number of damaged enamel and a laceration to his head to place him within the hospital for a number of days.
Initially deliberate as a staged look for Jackson on the Knockx occasion in Los Angeles, the 25-year-old fighter really assaulted Smith after they acquired into an altercation earlier within the day. Smith had hit Jackson with a beer can previous to the occasion believing he was one other professional wrestler concerned to assist hype the present however video captured confirmed him apologizing and the 2 shook fingers after the incident.
Earlier than leaping into the ring, Jackson vented his anger about your complete scenario on a dwell stream and claimed he was going to get his revenge “for actual” through the match.
Relations posted an replace on Smith after his launch and revealed that he suffered trauma to each the higher and decrease jaws, a laceration to his higher lip and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which is what brought about him to lose a number of enamel from the assault.
Primarily based on sentencing pointers for felony assault, Jackson might doubtlessly resist 4 years in jail with the misdemeanor doubtlessly including as much as one other 12 months if convicted. The particular sentencing enhancements might presumably enhance the quantity of jail time Jackson doubtlessly faces if he’s discovered responsible.
