Raja Jackson, son of former UFC gentle heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, pleaded not responsible to battery expenses however faces as much as seven years in jail if convicted. Jackson, 25, pleaded not responsible in court docket on Thursday, in keeping with MMA Combating, after being charged with felony battery and misdemeanor battery. The 2 expenses embrace sentencing enhancement for allegedly inflicting “nice bodily harm,” which might add three further years to a jail sentence, totaling seven.
Jackson is due again in court docket on Nov. 24 for a preliminary listening to setting in his case.
Jackson was arrested in September and launched on $50,000 bail stemming from his assault of Stuart Smith, ring title Syko Stu, throughout a Knokx Professional wrestling occasion in Los Angeles in August. Jackson was allegedly scheduled to intervene within the match, however went off script and legitimately attacked Smith.
Jackson, a 4-0 novice combined martial artist, picked up Smith and slammed him within the ring, knocking him unconscious. Jackson threw a barrage of 20-plus strikes, most of which landed with full affect on Smith’s head. Different skilled wrestlers in the end intervened by restraining Jackson. All the incident was livestreamed by Jackson.
Smith spent a number of days in intensive care. His household claimed he suffered a fractured jaw, lacerated lip and lacking tooth within the assault.
“Rampage” Jackson has expressed many conflicting ideas for the reason that authentic assault, starting from defending his son from components of the incident to suggesting {that a} punishment would possibly serve him nicely.
“I do not condone my son’s actions AT ALL!” wrote in August. “He suffered a concussion from sparring solely days in the past and had no enterprise doing something remotely shut to bodily contact. As a father, I am deeply involved along with his well being AND the nicely being of Mr. Smith. That being mentioned I am very upset that any of this occurred, however my major concern now could be that Mr. Smith will make a speedy restoration.”
