The lawyer for David Jassy, 34, said the fact that the deceased, 55-year-old John Osnes, was “a fellow musician makes it all the sadder." Jassy appeared briefly in Superior Court this morning. His arraignment was postponed to Dec. 17 to allow his attorney, Donald Etra, more time to read up on the case.
Jassy (pictured on left) a rapper and songwriter who arrived in the U.S. in October, punched, kicked and drove over Osnes after a confrontation in a Hollywood crosswalk, police allege. The assault began, authorities say, after Osnes, who was crossing the intersection on foot, struck the front of Jassy's SUV as it edged into his path.
Witnesses to the Nov. 24 incident include an off-duty Anaheim police officer and two vacationing patrolman from the Melbourne, Australia police force.
Jassy is being held on $1 million bail. A prosecutor said today that he will seek an order to move Jassy's passport from the jail property lock-up to court custody.
