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The man on trial for allegedly killing rapper Nipsey Hussle was
assaulted at a Los Angeles County jail early Tuesday morning,
officials confirmed.

Multiple people assaulted 32-year-old Eric Holder while he was
in a holding cell at the jail and waiting to be taken to court,
his public defender, Aaron Jansen, told KTLA.

“The attack included a razor and the back of his head was cut,”
Jansen detailed. Holder was taken to a hospital, received an MRI
and ended up getting staples in the back of his head, Jansen
said. The lawyer told Rolling Stone magazine that Holder also
had a swollen face and eye.

The case was scheduled to resume with witness testimony
Wednesday.

“We have addressed specific steps with the Judge Jacke which
assured us of Mr. Holder, Jr.’s safety going forward,” Jansen
said.

Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot
outside his business, the Marathon Clothing store, in the Hyde
Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles in March 2019. The Grammy-
winning artist was 33 at the time.

The killing sparked a 48-hour manhunt that culminated in
Holder’s arrest in Bellflower. He was charged with one count of
murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of
possessions of a firearm by a felon.

Holder has pleaded not guilty and faces up to life in prison if
convicted as charged.

During opening arguments earlier this month, prosecutor John
McKinney told jurors Holder was captured on surveillance footage
standing in the parking lot and opening fire on Hussle, and that
the rapper suffered 10 gunshot wounds.

Hussle had also made a name for himself as a community activist
and entrepreneur in South L.A. He offered jobs to struggling
residents and was working to bring economic development to the
blocks around Slauson and Crenshaw Boulevard.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/eric-holder-assaulted-in-l-a- county-jail-amid-nipsey-hussle-murder-trial/

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