Washington, D.C. rapper Noah Settles, known as No Savage, has pleaded guilty to four charges in connection with a shooting at a Northern Virginia mall.
Per NBC Washington, Settles pleaded guilty to three counts of malicious discharge of a firearm in an occupied dwelling, and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He has been accused of firing a gun three times following a physical fight on June 8 at Tysons Corner Center. A sentencing date has yet to be set.
No one was injured in the shooting, but in video shown in court Settles could be seen getting into a physical altercation before coming back with a firearm. According to his defense attorney, Settles has maintained that he fired the gun to defend himself from a gang member who he alleged had a firearm. He is facing a mandatory three-year prison term on the firearm in the commission of a felony charge, while he’s facing between two to ten years on the other three charges.
While he pleaded guilty, the plea was entered to concede there’s evidence to convict him but does not mean he’s admitted he’s guilty. As part of the plea deal, three other charges against him were dropped.
Following news of the shooting last year, Settles turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. In the lead-up to his arrest, he streamed himself walking through a police precinct on his Instagram. He was facing up to 43 years in prison at the time of his arrest, but the guilty plea means he’ll likely face a far shorter sentence than that.
