Remy Ma's assault trial started yesterday with a bang......with the Assistant DA painting a vivid picture of what allegedly happend the night Remy is accused of shooting her former friend Makeda Joseph-Barnes in the gut over missing money. He explained to the jury that, "Remy Ma leveled her .45-caliber handgun. She cocked the slide, loading a bullet. The silver gun glinted in the pre-dawn street light as the rapper stared down the girlfriend she thought had swiped her cash. "I'm not playing," she announced. "That's my word. Dump your bag." he also said, "The defendant [Remy] did not try to help the woman she had just shot. Instead, she callously rummaged through [victim Makeda Barnes-Joseph's] bag . . . and left her friend to die."
Remy's lawyer, Ivan Fisher, responded by saying that the incident was an accident and that Barnes-Joseph was twisting facts in hopes of gaining a large monetary settlement from Remy.
Ivan Fisher says Makeda changed her story and started blaming the rapper for the shooting, after filing a $20 million suit and hiring a publicist. "I mean, a publicist can really help you heal," defense lawyer Ivan Fisher told the jurors sarcastically. "Lawyers really make you feel better."
Remy was initially charged with attempted murder but the charges were dropped to assault after evidence revealed that the gun went off accidentally.
