Michael Tyler, better known by his stage name, Mystikal, faced a judge Monday morning (May 19, 2025) in Ascension Parish, Louisiana as attorneys for both sides gathered to get an update on his case.

Currently, a gag order is in effect prohibiting the lawyers on each side from speaking. Attorney Tiffany Myles Crosby is now representing Mystikal.

Family members of Mystikal declined to comment as they exited the courthouse, but his mother told WAFB, “I’m praying for my son.”

Mystikal was arrested in 2022 on rape and domestic abuse charges. He entered a not guilty plea that same year to those charges.

In 2022, Ascension Parish deputies told WAFB just before midnight on Saturday, July 30, 2022, deputies responded to a hospital in the area in reference to a sexual assault.

“Once we got there, we talked to the victim, who had some very visible injuries on her body, and she was very distraught,” said Donovan Jackson, spokesman for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. “She talked with us, we interviewed her, and she was able to identify who the suspect was. And in this case, it was Michael Tyler, also known as Mystikal.”

Deputies arrested Tyler at his Prairieville home. He has been held without bond since 2022.

Tyler faced similar charges back in 2004 for sexually assaulting his hairstylist. He spent six years behind bars and became a registered sex offender.

Fast forward to 2017, he made headlines again when a warrant was issued identifying him as a potential suspect in a sexual assault at a Shreveport casino. He spent 18 months in jail before those charges were dropped.

S: Local 9 News