Son of MMA icon pleads not guilty to charges

Raja Jackson, lad of retired MMA fable Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, has pleaded not blameworthy to transgression charges stemming from an battle astatine a nonrecreational wrestling lawsuit successful August successful Los Angeles.

Jackson, 25, pleaded not blameworthy astatine his arraignment proceeding Thursday to 1 number of felony artillery that caused superior bodily wounded and 1 number of misdemeanor battery. Sentencing for felony artillery calls for up to 4 years successful authorities prison, but the Los Angeles District Attorney's is pursuing sentencing enhancing that could widen that to 7 years.

His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for Nov. 24.

The assault took place during a KnokX lawsuit successful Los Angeles. Jackson, who was scheduled to look successful a staged match, slammed wrestler Stuart Smith (also known arsenic Syko Stu) to the crushed and continued to onslaught him galore times, adjacent aft it was wide helium was unconscious. Jackson didn't relent until helium was physically restrained by aggregate different wrestlers.

In a livestream anterior to going on, Jackson said helium intended to get his revenge connected Smith for a little altercation betwixt the 2 earlier that day. Smith had deed Jackson with a brew tin successful an evident altercation to beforehand the event.

According to Smith, helium suffered aggregate injuries to his jaw during the attack, arsenic good arsenic a superior caput injury, a laceration to his articulator and mislaid teeth.

Jackson was arrested successful September and released connected $50,000 bail. His father, who famously competed successful the UFC and Pride Fighting Championships, has condemned his son's actions successful aggregate interviews and connected societal media.