Musician, Tory Lanez, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for the shooting of fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020 . Lan...
Musician, Tory Lanez, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for the shooting of fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.
Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was found guilty in December 2022 of three felonies related to the shooting, which left his fellow artist injured in the foot.
Tory Lanez has been held in county jail since his conviction in December.
Prosecution
Prosecutors had called for the 30-year-old Canadian rapper to be sentenced to 13 years in prison. Lanez’s defense team had called for probation. And a residential drug treatment program that would help the artist deal with alcoholism, which they say he developed to cope with childhood trauma.
On Monday, Megan Thee Stallion had testified in court that the shooting had left her devastated. “Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,” she said in a written statement that was read in court. “
Innonce
Jose Baez, Lanez’s attorney told reporters after court on Monday the rapper maintains his innocence and his incarceration will be detrimental to the non-profit groups and individuals he supports financially. Baez had called for Lanez to be sentenced to a yearlong residential treatment program to deal with alcohol abuse issues.
Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, had given an emotional statement about his son losing his mother at age 11. “I don’t think anybody ever gets over that. But his music became his outlet.”
News of the sentence sent immediate shockwaves across Twitter, with the phrase ‘10 year’ trending within minutes of the verdict being announced.
Lanez speaks
Lanez spoke in court for the first time on Tuesday. He said that he still cares for Megan Thee Stallion. And that the two bonded over the losses of their mothers and used alcohol to numb the pain together.
“I said some very immature things that I shouldn’t have said. I revealed some secrets I shouldn’t have revealed,” Lanez said during his statement in court.
By Wanjiru Mbaru
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