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Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, the woman who was arrested for allegedly firing multiple rounds into Rihanna's home in Los Angeles, has been formally charged with attempted murder and other offenses.
On Tuesday, March 10, the Los Angeles Police Department filed 14 criminal charges against Ortiz, including one count of attempted murder, 10 felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, three felony counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling, and one count of shooting at a motor vehicle. Ortiz is accused of using an AR-15-style weapon to fire 10 shots at the singer's property from her white Tesla and driving away. Police tracked her to a nearby shopping center parking lot, where they arrested her.
During a press conference, L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman confirmed Rihanna, her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, their three children, Rihanna's mother, and two others, including Hollywood talent agent Tracey Jacobs, were inside at the time of the shooting. Rihanna and Rocky were inside an Airstream camper located on her property at the time. In addition, Ortiz allegedly fired shots at a neighboring residence with two others inside, which rounds out the 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
Ortiz is currently in custody and being held on a $10,225,000 bond. According to TMZ, the 35-year-old woman from Orlando appeared in court on Tuesday shortly after the charges were announced. She wore a blue jumpsuit with her hair in braids. Her attorney initially entered a plea but then withdrew it. She was ordered to stay away from Rihanna and A$AP Rocky and forced to turn over all her guns. She will return to court on March 25.
Ortiz had made several disturbing social media posts about Rihanna in the months leading up to the shooting. According to an attorney for her ex-husband, Ortiz spent some time in a psychiatric facility after she was "Baker Acted" in Florida three years ago. The state awarded full custody of her daughter to her former spouse, Jed Nikko Valdez Sangalang, and prohibited her from contacting the child.
Find out more details about the case from The Breakfast Club's Loren LoRosa below.