A rapper’s request for a structured annuity for part of the tentative settlement in his lawsuit against Los Angeles County — in which he alleged sheriff’s deputies threatened to shoot and kill him as he sat alone in his car in Gardena in 2022 — has delayed finalization of the accord, according to the county attorneys’ new court papers.
Attorneys for Feezy Lebron filed court papers in July 2025 with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas D. Long notifying him of the conditional accord. No terms were divulged.
But Scott’s attorney later made the annuity request and did not provide the necessary details until last Sept. 26, stalling the start of the county’s multistage approval process before the Board of Supervisors weighs in with a final decision, according to the county attorneys’ pleadings filed Wednesday with Long.
“The board’s review and approval process is a serious responsibility due to the fact that the board when approving settlements is authorizing the payment of public funds,” according to the county lawyers’ court papers.
The county Claims Board will review the proposed settlement on Monday and then the accord will be sent for a Public Safety Cluster Agenda Review, according to the county lawyers’ court papers, which do not offer an estimate of a date for review by the board due to a large backlog of case settlements being considered for approval.
According to Lebron’s lawsuit, on Dec. 31, 2022, he was in his car in a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard waiting to meet a friend, listening to music and live-streaming to his fans on Instagram when deputies arrived and lit up his car with a flashlight.
One deputy opened the driver’s side door, grabbed Lebron — whose real name is Darral Scott — by the arm and tried to pull him out, the lawsuit stated.
Moments later, a second deputy walked up, pulled out a canister of pepper spray and said he was going to spray the rapper, the suit stated. The same deputy pointed a gun at Lebron’s chest and threatened to shoot him even though the rapper had raised his hands, telling the plaintiff, “Move your hands from right there and you’re done,” the suit stated.
Body camera footage of the entire encounter recorded the deputy saying, “`You take off in this car, I’m gonna shoot you” and “You put this car in drive, you’re getting one right to the chest,” according to the complaint.
Lebron was later taken out of his car, handcuffed and detained for about 30 minutes while deputies searched the vehicle, then subsequently released him with a citation for a missing front license plate, the suit stated.
The allegedly aggressive deputy is a person of influence in either the Grim Reapers or another deputy internal clique and his partner was also either involved with a deputy gang or trying to obtain membership, the suit stated.
Lebron’s suit alleged civil rights violations, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery by a peace officer. In their court papers, attorneys for the county denied Lebron’s allegations and said the county had immunity from the causes of action.