Swedish Hip-Hop Artist Jassy Charged WIth Murder

December 3, 2008 6:12 a.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Swedish hip-hop artist David Moses Jassy, also known as Dave Monopoly, has been charged with murder for allegedly running over a 55-year-old musician. The victim, John Osnes, reportedly slapped Jassy's rented vehicle on November 23 when it crept into his path.

Jassy was first charged last week with assault, battery and leaving the scene of an accident. The murder charge and a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon - his car were added later.

John Osnes is a pianist who performed jazz standards and Beatles songs at piano bars in Hollywood. The 55-year-old lay dying in a crosswalk a few blocks away of a violent road rage attack by a Swedish hip-hop artist, police say.

Osnes was pronounced dead at a hospital. According to reports, Jassy allegedly got out of his car, punched the victim and kicked him in the head, then ran over him with his car as he left. The hip-hop artist remains in jail on one million U.S. dollars bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.