The Weeknd enters plea in Vegas officer punching case
In this Aug. 30, 2015 file photo, The Weeknd poses in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Canadian R&B artist known as The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January. Defense attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, about Abel Tesfaye’s no contest plea last Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LAS VEGAS— The Canadian R&B artist known as The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January.
Defense attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday about Abel Tesfaye’s plea Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge.
Court records show a Las Vegas judge agreed to dismiss the charge if the 25-year-old Tesfaye stays out of trouble and completes 50 hours of community service.
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Tesfaye also has to attend impulse control counseling and alcohol evaluation, and pay $1,000 to a Las Vegas police injured officers fund.
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The Weeknd is featured on Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder.” He was in Las Vegas for a nightclub concert.
