Lil Nas X Enters Mental Health Diversion for Felony Charges

A Los Angeles judge granted rapper Lil Nas X entry into a mental health diversion program on Monday, clearing a path for the dismissal of felony charges stemming from his arrest last summer, provided he adheres to treatment requirements for the next two years.

Montero Hill, the 26-year-old artist known professionally as Lil Nas X, appeared before Judge Alan Schneider in a Los Angeles courtroom on April 6. The decision addresses charges of three counts of battery with injury on police officers and one count of resisting an executive officer, which carried a potential sentence of up to five years in prison. Hill had pleaded not guilty following his arrest on August 21, 2025, in the Studio City neighborhood.

The incident unfolded around 5:30 a.m. when police responded to reports of a man walking through traffic on Ventura Boulevard wearing only underwear and white cowboy boots. Authorities alleged that Hill assaulted three officers as they attempted to take him into custody, resulting in injuries to the officers. He was initially transported to a hospital for evaluation of a possible overdose before being booked into jail over the weekend.

Schneider ruled that the episode was...