Offset is not sitting quietly while a civil lawsuit works its way through the courts. The rapper, best known as a former member of Migos, has filed a formal legal response to an assault claim brought by a security guard at a Los Angeles cannabis dispensary, and his position is straightforward. He did not start it.
The response, filed in late April, directly challenges the account put forward by the guard, identified as Jim Leobardo Sanchez. Sanchez had alleged that Offset and members of his group attacked him at a MedMen location near Los Angeles International Airport during a visit in March 2025. The alleged incident was reportedly triggered when Sanchez asked the rapper to show identification.
Offset’s filing rejects that narrative and shifts the focus squarely onto the guard’s behavior, arguing that Sanchez bears responsibility for how the situation unfolded.
What the filing argues
The legal response makes two central arguments. First, it contends that Sanchez is not entitled to the damages he is seeking because his own wrongful conduct provoked whatever occurred during the encounter. Second, it asserts that the guard was at fault in how he handled himself throughout the confrontation.
Offset’s attorneys are not only asking the court to dismiss Sanchez’s claims entirely but are also requesting that Offset be awarded court costs, a move that signals confidence in their position and puts additional pressure on the plaintiff.
Sanchez, for his part, has maintained that he suffered physical injuries during the encounter and that those issues have continued to affect him since. His lawsuit seeks financial compensation for those alleged damages.
A civil case with a criminal parallel
The dispensary confrontation has generated more than one legal headache for Offset. Alongside the civil lawsuit brought by Sanchez, the rapper is also facing a separate misdemeanor charge connected to the same March 2025 incident. He entered a not guilty plea earlier this year, and that criminal matter remains active. A hearing was scheduled for late April as the case continues to move through the court system.
The overlap between a civil suit and a criminal charge stemming from the same event puts Offset in a complicated legal position. Anything established or argued in one proceeding could potentially influence the other, which makes the strategy his legal team adopts in both arenas particularly important.
Where things stand now
For now, Offset’s team is playing offense on both fronts. The civil response filed last month represents their most detailed public argument yet, laying out the case that the guard’s behavior was the root cause of the confrontation rather than any aggression on the rapper’s part.
The next steps will depend on how the court responds to the motion to dismiss and how the criminal case develops in parallel. Neither matter is close to a resolution, and the legal picture around the incident will likely continue to shift in the weeks ahead.
What is clear is that Offset has no intention of letting the lawsuit go unanswered. His team is contesting every element of Sanchez’s account and making the case that the person seeking damages is, in their view, the same person most responsible for what happened that day inside the dispensary.
