Nipsey Hussle Murder Suspect Reportedly Assaulted Behind Bars

Nipsey Hussle’s alleged murderer was unable to attend his trial on Tuesday, reportedly due to injuries he suffered from being physically assaulted in jail.

Rolling Stone writes that Eric Holder, 32, a Rollin’ 60s gang member accused of fatally shooting Nipsey outside a South Los Angeles shopping center on March 31, 2019, was attacked sometime after leaving a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday afternoon. A source told the magazine Holder “suffered more than a black eye,” although the extent of his injuries have not yet been confirmed.

“Based on some unforeseen circumstances that are no fault of parties here, we won’t be in session today,” the judge told the court. Defense lawyer Aaron Jansen added that the delay was related to something “medical.”

Holder, who was indicted on one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, if convicted, faces life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty.

“The defendant in this case was also an aspiring rapper – not nearly as successful, not nearly as respected and the two didn’t really have a lot in common,” Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told the jury earlier this month. “They were two men whose arcs in life were bending in two different directions. The one thing they did have in common was their roots.”