Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion.
Choose David Herriford of the Los Angeles Superior Court docket dominated on Tuesday that the Luv rapper would serve 10 years in jail for taking pictures the Savage rapper in each ft in July 2020.
Tory – whose actual identify is Daystar Peterson – was convicted in December final 12 months for assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded unregistered firearm in a automobile, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
His sentencing listening to stretched over two days from Monday to Tuesday. It noticed prosecutors argue for a 13-year jail sentence whereas defence attorneys requested the rapper solely obtain probation.
Exterior courtroom on Tuesday, Tory’s lawyer Jose Baez stated he believes his consumer didn’t obtain a good trial and so they plan to enchantment the sentence as a consequence of “vital points” throughout these proceedings. He cited an absence of DNA proof, stating that the rapper’s DNA was not discovered on the gun.
In a sufferer affect assertion learn by Deputy District Legal professional Kathy Ta on Monday, Megan stated, “He not solely shot me. He made a mockery of my trauma.
“Since I used to be viciously shot by the defendant, I’ve not skilled a single day of peace. Slowly however absolutely, I am therapeutic and coming again, however I’ll by no means be the identical.”
Through the trial, Megan, actual identify Megan Pete, testified that they had been on their method residence from a celebration when Tory informed her to “dance, b***h” and discharged a firearm at her ft.
Docs at Cedars-Sinai Medical Middle later discovered bullet fragments in Megan’s ft, which required surgical procedure to take away.
