Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson pleaded "no contest" to kicking in his ex-girlfriend's bedroom door, but a domestic violence charge against the rapper was dropped Monday.
A plea agreement with the
Los Angeles city attorney allows Jackson to avoid jail while serving 36
months of unsupervised probation, according to a statement from the
city attorney.
Jackson, 37, was accused
of one count of domestic violence and four counts of vandalism for
allegedly ransacking the bedroom during an argument at Daphne Joy's Los
Angeles condo last June.
"The agreement called for
Mr. Jackson to plead no contest to a single count of misdemeanor
vandalism, which deals with the door of the apartment that was damaged
and owned by the landlord," attorney Scott Leemon said.
Jackson does not admit
guilt with a "no contest" plea, but it is considered a conviction, a
spokesman for the city attorney said.
WIth the conviction,
Jackson must perform 30 days of community service, attend a year of
domestic violence counseling, pay $7,100 restitution for damaged
property and comply with a stay-away protective order from Joy, the city
attorney said. He'll have to appear in court on February 28, 2014, to
show the judge his progress in completing the classes and community
service.
Joy had a three-year
relationship with Jackson and the two have a child together, according
to a spokesman for the actress-model.
"During an argument,
Jackson allegedly began destroying the female's property," the city
prosecutor's office said in a written statement in July. "Allegedly when
the female locked herself in her bedroom, Jackson kicked open the
bedroom door and kicked her, causing an injury."
Police found broken
chandeliers and furniture throughout the home. The bedroom closet was
ransacked, with clothes thrown all over the floor, and there was a
broken television and lamp, the prosecutor's office said.
Without the plea
agreement, Jackson could have faced up to five years in jail and $46,000
in fines if convicted on all five counts CNN.COM
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