Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were, has been indicted by a grand jury on 14 felony counts including attempted murder.
A Florida woman, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, has been indicted by a grand jury on 14 felony counts, including attempted murder, after allegedly driving across the country to fire an AR-15 style rifle at the homes of pop star Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky. Ortiz, 36, appeared in court wearing jail clothes and spoke only to her attorney, who entered a not guilty plea on her behalf.
The judge then ordered her held on $2.6 million bail. Ortiz, who appeared mentally competent to stand trial, was undergoing months of psychiatric evaluation when the secret grand jury proceedings took place. No one was injured in the March 8 shooting, but bullets hit a trailer where the celebrity couple's children were and the wall of their nursery.
Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott stated that Ortiz wanted to kill Rihanna, with everyone else being collateral damage. Ortiz, a licensed speech pathologist with no prior criminal record, could face life in prison if convicted of all counts.
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