While the trial has ended, reports say that the judge won't hand down a verdict until August 14. Mayers' mother was seen arriving at the court, and shortly after it began the performer's lawyer submitted his plea of not guilty, claiming he was acting in self-defense.
Rocky has gotten support from his famous friends, including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who brought the case to the attention of the White House.
Shortly following the judge's verdict, he tweeted: "A$AP Rocky released from prison and on his way home to the United States from Sweden".
Around 20 A$AP Rocky fans had gathered outside the court on Friday chanting "Free Rocky" and playing his music.
One of the tactics used by the United States government in an attempt to advocate for A$AP Rocky? After his release, he thanked the court and his supporters in a message posted on his Instagram account.
Prosecutors are now seeking a six-month sentence for the rapper, who previously told the court that community service would be a proper punishment for the alleged assault, per the AP.
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Mayers has been held in Sweden since July 3 when he was arrested following a brawl in Stockholm on June 30, which saw him and his crew embroiled in a fight with a 19-year-old plaintiff.
A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, had told the court Friday that "everything seemed to be going fine" when two men approached him and his companions.
Last week, Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven addressed President Donald Trump's disses fired at his country over Rocky's publicized incarceration.
Trump sent Presidential Hostage Affairs Envoy Robert C. O'Brien to Sweden to attend the trial this week.
Williams' testimony closely mirrored what Mayers told the court on Thursday, adding that the situation was made more complicated due to the language barriers between the rapper's group and Jafari.
Prosecutors maintained that Rocky hit the alleged victim over the head with a green bottle, but no witnesses supported the theory and there was no video evidence.
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