Offset Sued Over Alleged March 14 MedMen Assault

A Los Angeles security guard, Jim Leobardo Sanchez, sued rapper Offset over an alleged March 14 altercation at the MedMen LAX dispensary, accusing him of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The complaint, filed Oct. 28 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, says Sanchez asked Offset for ID, alleges Offset became “hostile, verbally confrontational” and struck him in the face while members of Offset’s entourage “grabbed, pushed, and further assaulted and battered” him, leaving Sanchez with headaches and neck pain that required paramedic transport and hospital treatment; the suit seeks general, special and punitive damages above $25,000 and demands a jury trial. Offset’s representatives deny the allegations, saying he had identification, that the guard rushed and spat on him, and that store security sprayed mace at Offset and his associates; Offset has not made a public statement. The complaint names attorneys Michael T. Karikomi and Savion Cotten for the plaintiff, and the lawsuit arrives amid other legal and financial troubles for Offset, including recent IRS liens and prior assault-related judgments reported this year.