Florida prosecutors drop felony charge against Rick Ross in domestic violence case

Prosecutors in Miami-Dade have dismissed a felony strangulation charge against rapper Rick Ross following an arrest linked to a domestic violence allegation. The decision comes after the state attorney’s office cited insufficient evidence to support the more serious charge, though Ross remains under a misdemeanor battery accusation. The case stems from a police report filed by a woman he was living with, who claimed he physically assaulted her. Legal proceedings continue as the misdemeanor charge moves forward.

Miami-Dade officials drop charge of battery by strangulation against rapper due to ‘insufficient evidence’Florida prosecutors on Thursday dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross nearly a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said.The Miami-Dade state attorney’s office filed paperwork on Thursday to drop a felony charge of battery by strangulation because of “insufficient evidence”. Ross, whose legal name is William Roberts II, still faces a misdemeanor charge of battery domestic violence. Continue reading...