The rapper was charged today with misdemeanor battery and attempted grand theft over his run-in with a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport on July 19.
West is accused of knocking photographer Daniel Ramos to the ground and trying to wrestle his camera away from him after the shutterbug attempted to snap his picture on his way out of the airport.
Arraignment has been set for Oct. 10 at the Airport Branch Courthouse.
The L.A. Count District Attorney's Office opted not to press charges against West, citing a lack of "significant injury," but the case was passed to the L.A. City Attorney's Office.
Ramos has also filed a lawsuit again West, alleging assault, battery and negligence. He claims that, while hanging onto his camera, he fell to his knees "with enough force that he sustained injuries to his right hip, as well as accompanying pain and emotional distress.
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