The Game has rejected a plea bargain in relation to those charges from last year that he impersonated a police officer and ordered a cab driver to drive though a number of red lights.
Prosecutors yesterday said that if The Game pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge he could go free, with the time he spent in custody immediately after his arrest counting as sentence served. But the hip hop star, real name Jayceon Taylor, turned down the bargain, with his lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, remarking: "Why should he plead guilty to bogus charges for a non-jail sentence if he's innocent? And he is innocent. It's rare that I have a 100 per cent innocent defendant but this is one". Lichtman said the charges amounted to harassment, and were a "new low" for the police. Speaking outside the court he told reporters: "This case will end in a dismissal or an acquittal".
The case will now go back to court in September. Yesterday's hearing was unrelated to those recent charges that The Game pulled a gun and threatened a man during a basketball game back in February.