A woman accused of spraying bullets at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home was found mentally competent by a judge on Tuesday to stand trial. The ruling came down on Tuesday (Sept. 29). Bullets Ivanna Lisette Ortiz allegedly fired in March hit a trailer while the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were.
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Rihanna’s Accused Home Shooter Can Stand Trial
The 36-year-old of Orlando, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to trying to murder Rihanna and to more than a dozen other felony charges stemming from the shooting. No one was injured. However, bullets tore through an Airstream trailer that the singing superstar and A$AP Rocky were in. Shots also struck the wall of a nursery where their small children were at the time.
“Criminal proceedings are reinstated,” Judge Maria Cavalluzzi said at a very brief hearing in Los Angeles County court after months of psychiatric evaluations.
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz appeared behind glass in a custody area of the courtroom. She wore yellow jail clothes and handcuffs. Also, she didn’t speak during the hearing.
What Happens Next For Ivanna Lisette Ortiz ?
There was no direct discussion of the mental evaluations in court. Also, case documents that include such details have been sealed. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz has been returned to the regular criminal court process, which had been suspended shortly after it began. Ortiz could receive life in prison if convicted on all charges. Her next hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. Attorneys for both sides declined to comment outside the court after the hearing.
More Details About Shooting Incident
Police and prosecutors allege that Ivanna Lisette Ortiz drove a Tesla up to the Beverly Hills-area property of Rihanna and A.S.A.P. Rocky on March 8. She then pointed an AR-15 style rifle out the window and fired at least 20 rounds toward the property and a neighboring house. Investigators found bullet holes in the trailer and on the exterior wall of the home’s second-floor nursery, where the three kids were with their nanny. Investigators said that after her arrest later that day, Ortiz said: “I wasn’t attempting murder.”
Ortiz is charged with 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, one for each of the people on the two properties. She’s also charged with three counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle or dwelling.
Ortiz had no prior police record, authorities said. Public records show she had been a licensed speech pathologist for more than a decade. Authorities have not discussed a motive or described any connection between Ortiz and Rihanna.
Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
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