Boosie Badazz Charged with Aggravated Assault in Houston

Rapper Boosie Badazz appeared in a Houston court on Monday, June 1, to face a felony charge of aggravated assault stemming from an alleged nightclub incident last month. The Baton Rouge artist, whose legal name is Torrence Hatch, was granted release on an $85,000 bond following the hearing.

The charge relates to an alleged altercation at the Dome nightclub in Houston in the early hours of May 24. According to police and court documents, the incident began when security guard Edward Iglehart was clearing the venue at closing time and told a female patron she could not use the restroom. The woman, identified by club staff as Boosie’s niece, reportedly struck Iglehart in the face. As Iglehart began escorting her out and bent down to pick up her dropped keys and phone, he was allegedly struck on the head with a glass hookah base.

Iglehart told police he turned to see Boosie holding the broken base. The guard was taken to a hospital where he received eight staples for his head injury. Multiple witnesses, including a second security guard and club promoters, identified Boosie as the alleged assailant.

Outside the courtroom, Boosie denied wrongdoing, calling the case a “money grab” and...