Blueface Avoids Prison Time For Las Vegas Shooting Incident
Rapper Blueface, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, has been sentenced to a suspended sentence of 24 to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a shooting incident outside a Las Vegas strip club in October 2022. The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to lesser charges of battery and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied structure in July 2023, avoiding the more serious charge of attempted murder.
The shooting occurred on the night of October 8, 2022, when Blueface and his crew were at the Euphoric Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas. According to the police report, the alleged victim approached them and made a joke about Blueface talking to “some females in a cheap vehicle”. This provoked a physical altercation between the two parties, which spilled out into the parking lot.
The victim escaped the fight in his pick-up truck and drove through the parking lot, asking who jumped him. Blueface’s crew thought he was “going for a gun” and Blueface fired shots at the vehicle. The victim was grazed by a bullet on his left hand and his truck had multiple bullet holes. Video footage shows Blueface with a gun in his hand, shooting at the truck as it drove away.
Blueface was arrested on November 16, 2022, by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He was taken into custody as he was entering the Regional Justice Center for a court appearance related to the shooting case. He was later released on bail and pleaded guilty to the reduced charges in July 2023.
On October 2, 2023, he was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 24 to 60 months in prison, meaning that he will not have to serve any jail time unless he violates the terms of his probation. He will also have to pay restitution to the victim, who suffered from nerve damage and loss of sensation in his hand.
Blueface is best known for his hit songs “Thotiana” and “Bleed It”. He has been involved in several legal troubles in the past, including being arrested for possession of a loaded firearm in Los Angeles in February 2019 and being charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon in Los Angeles in November 2019. He is currently working on his debut album, which is expected to be released later this year.