Dave East Cited for Misdemeanor Battery in Alleged Incident With Two Women

Harlem rapper Dave East has received a citation for misdemeanor battery, TMZ reports. According to the report, the alleged incident involved Dave East and two women in a room at the Delano Las Vegas hotel. The rapper claims that he was assaulted by one of the women, who also received a misdemeanor battery citation. The woman reportedly told police that Dave East “threw punches [five to six] times, with one hitting her arm.”

Dave East’s attorney Stacey Richman claimed that one of the women threw a soap dispenser and champagne bottles at her client, striking him in the head and leaving him with cuts on his arm and leg. Richman says her client is waiting on the results of a subsequent CAT scan. “Dave did not respond with violence,” Richman said in a statement.

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