Lil Nas X has been charged with three counts of battery against a police officer.
The rapper, whose real name is Montero Hill, was arrested on Thursday morning after he was seen roaming the streets of Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, nearly naked and seemingly delirious. At the time, he was booked on a misdemeanor of obstructing an officer and was jailed through the weekend at the Valley Jail in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff records.
Hill is is in court on Monday to enter a plea and is expected to be released on bail. He’s been charged with battery, which could be a felony or misdemeanor depending on the circumstances of his arrest, and resisting a law enforcement officer. The former carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine, both of which could be increased if an officer was injured, constituting a felony.
After his arrest, the artist was taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose and was later discharged before being taken to a jail.
Hill was first caught on camera by TMZ in the early hours of Thursday morning, strutting down a near-empty Ventura Boulevard, wearing nothing but underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots.
Lil Nas X, who released his Days Before Dreamboy EP back in March, has been struggling with health issues throughout 2025. Back in April, he shared an update on social media saying he’d suffered partial facial paralysis. A month later, he had to cancel a headlining appearance for West Hollywood’s Outloud pride music festival. One source tells THR that a similar mental health issue had contributed to him pulling out of the event. At the time the cancellation was announced, the festival said in a statement that “we’ve been in close contact with Lil Nas X and his team regarding an ongoing medical issue.”
“After my recent hospital visit, I – like all of you should – must prioritize my health and getting back to 100%,” the rapper said in a statement at the time.
More to come.
