Grand Jury Indicts Mystikal on Charges of Rape and Kidnapping

New Orleans rapper Michael “Mystikal” Tyler has been indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping in an alleged 2016 incident. Suggested Reading Black Celeb Looks at 2026 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood S.C. Rep. Jim Clyburn’s Run for an 18th Congressional Term Has Black America Divided Black Celebs Showing How They Looked in the 90s…

New Orleans rapper Michael “Mystikal” Tyler has been indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping in an alleged 2016 incident.

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The rapper has been charged with first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping, with a bond set at $3 million, according to KSLA-TV.

The alleged assault took place Oct. 22 at a Shreveport, La., casino.

Another person, Averweone Darnell Holman, 26, of Shreveport, is also being held on $3 million bond on charges of first-degree rape and second-degree kidnapping. Tenichia Monieck Wafford, who allegedly threatened the victim into not talking, is being held on a $500,000 bond and has been charged with obstruction of justice.

Tyler previously served six years in jail for sexual assault and extortion after a 2003 conviction. He was released in 2010.

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