Rapper Lil Nas X accused of assaulting police officers while walking naked in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police said he lunged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.

Prosecutors charged the musician, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of assault and battery on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an officer, the District Attorney's Office said. He was initially arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor, on Friday.

He is scheduled to be arraigned later Monday. His representatives have not responded to requests for comment.

Police said officers found the 26-year-old walking naked along Ventura Boulevard, a major artery in the Studio City neighborhood, shortly before 6 a.m. Friday.

They say he lunged at officers when they confronted him and was arrested. Police, suspecting a possible overdose, took him to a hospital where he spent several hours before being taken to jail, where he has remained ever since.

The charges were first reported by TMZ.

The Atlanta rapper and singer is best known for his 2018 smash hit, "Old Town Road," which fused country and hip hop. The song spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Known for his innovative, genre-defying sounds and style, his debut full-length studio album, 2021's "Montero," peaked at number two on the Billboard album chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year.