A Houston security guard is suing Boosie Badazz, alleging that the rapper shattered a glass hookah over the security guard’s head. This is the most recent development in the alleged aggravated assault that saw the Baton Rouge rapper charged in early June.
As reported by TMZ, Badazz, real name Torrence Hatch, Jr., is being sued by a security guard for the alleged incident on May 24 at the Dome Nightclub in Houston.
The security guard claims he was hired to provide security in the VIP area at an event where Boosie performed. During closing, a woman, who the security guard claims was in VIP with Boosie, approached him and asked if she could re-enter to use the restroom in a restricted area of the club. The security guard told the woman another security guard would make the decision, leading the woman to berate him and eventually struck him.
The woman allegedly fell down, at which point the security guard claims he attempted to pick her up before he was struck in the back of the head by a glass object. He claims Boosie was standing over him with a broken hookah in his hand. Iglehart said he was rushed to the hospital due to excessive bleeding from the injury from the glass assault.
The security guard is suing Boosie for allegedly publishing false statements about him on social media, as well as for assault and battery. The security guard also is suing the Dome Nightclub’s owner, 1720 Main Street Entities, for allegedly overserving Boosie and his visitors and creating a dangerous work environment.
Boosie Badazz was arrested for willful bodily injury in Harris County, shortly after the event. Boosie previously refuted the accusations and said he is being extorted.
When news of the incident broke, Boosie’s attorney Carl A. Moore in a statement to TMZ claimed Boosie was trying to defend his female relative and de-escalate the situation.
“We plan to vigorously investigate and defend Mr. Hatch against these allegations,” Moore said at the time. “We wish everyone would reserve any judgement and allow this case to play out in court.”
After his court appearance in Houston, Boosie dismissed the incident and claimed he hadn’t assaulted Ingelhart.
Boosie continued implying that the guard had previously served 18 years for aggravated armed robbery with a lethal weapon and was not legally supposed to be employed as security. He also said he had contacted the security guard’s parole officer.
Boosie’s next court date regarding the incident is set for September.
Chron reached out to Boosie’s attorney, Carl A. Moore, but did not receive a comment at the time of publication.