LAPD officer says no gun was mentioned in report on Diddy’s alleged break-in at Kid Cudi’s home

Christopher Ignacio, an LAPD officer, testified in the ongoing trial against Sean "Diddy" Combs on May 28.

While on the stand, he recounted the alleged break-in at Kid Cudi's home, which allegedly took place after the disgraced mogul discovered the latter had been dating his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.

Ignacio, a 16-year veteran of the force, recounted the police report pertaining to the break-in, which, according to him, had no mention of any gun being discovered at the time. He was referring to Diddy's former assistant, Capricon Clark's claims that Diddy once came to her house with a gun in his hand.

She made the testimony this Tuesday, May 27, as she recalled allegedly travelling to Kid Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi's home, with Combs wielding the weapon the entire time. She was allegedly forced to join Diddy all the way there.

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Newsweek has reported that Ignacio was the reporting officer back in 2011, when Mescudi dialled 911 to report the break-in. The former claims to have seen a black Cadillac Escalade SUV parked in front of the house, adding that he memorized its license plate.

The jury was reportedly presented with a DMV report that confirmed the vehicle was registered under Bad Boy Productions, Inc., an offshoot of Combs' record label Bad Boy Records.

“You had no information that there was a gun involved?” defense attorney Brian Steel asked Ignacio, to which he responded, “I don’t believe so." Steel went on, “Did you hear anything about a kidnapping?” prompting Ignacio to reply negatively. "No."

Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator Lance Jimenez also took to the stand to testify, where he revealed that he was also dispatched to Kid Cudi's home back in 2012. At the time, he claimed to have found a Molotov cocktail in the latter's Porsche, though it was not shattered. This meant it caused the flame to wither out, mitigating further damage.

Mescudi is accusing Diddy of having thrown the Molotov cocktail. He also claimed that the disgraced mogul broke into his home the year before and rifled through the Christmas presents set outside for his family. He also allegedly locked up the pet dog in the washroom, leaving it with PTSD.

During the trial, as reported by ABC News, Jimenez also claimed that the firebombing of the rapper's car was deliberate:

“Somebody had lit it, cut the roof and dropped it in the front seat,” Jimenez told the jury. “In my opinion it was targeted.” He went on, “There was a bottle on the front seat and there was a cloth handkerchief on the center console that was burned. Inside the bottle I observed a liquid that gave an odor I know to be gasoline.”

During this week's trial, defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro petitioned to have the judge "move for a mistrial," ABC News has reported. However, presiding judge Arun Subramanian denied the motion.

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