Mystikal has been denied bond ahead of a projected 2026 start date for his trial.
As previously reported, the No Limit Records alum, who received public support from label founder Master P back in 2023, is facing multiple charges, including first-degree rape, in connection with an alleged 2022 incident.
As of Wednesday (Nov. 19), an online inmate listing from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana also lists additional charges related to allegations of false imprisonment and amphetamine possession. Mystikal’s booking date is listed as July 31, 2022.
This week, per a report from regional outlet KLFY-TV, a judge said that Mystikal should remain behind bars until his trial, meaning his request for bond has been denied. Another hearing on the case is reportedly set for Jan. 21 of next year.
As things stand now, the 55-year-old “Shake Ya Ass” artist is facing a potential life sentence.
Complex has reached out to reps for Mystikal, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Ascension Parish Court for comment. This story may be updated.
Per previous reports, legal reps for the artist, who has several Hot 100 hits to his name, denied the allegations against their client.
In 2022, a press release issued by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said that deputies had responded to a local hospital “in reference to a sexual assault.” Interviews were then conducted with the alleged victim, who was said at the time to have sustained “minor injuries.”
Additional charges leveled against Mystikal at the time included simple robbery, domestic abuse battery with strangulation, and simple criminal damage to property.