Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for capturing and wounding his ex-lover, hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion.
The 31-year-old begged the decide to not ship him to jail within the LA courtroom on Tuesday. He shot Megan within the toes throughout a drunken argument after a pool social gathering at Kylie Jenner’s home in 2020 – that additionally concerned Megan’s assistant Kelsey Harris.
At his sentencing right now, convicted Tory Lanez mentioned sufferer Megan is ‘somebody I nonetheless look after dearly to this present day’ regardless of the result.
Lanez, actual title Daystar Peterson, mentioned in regards to the 2020 capturing that put him behind bars for a decade: ‘I mentioned some very immature issues that I shouldn’t have mentioned.
‘I revealed some secrets and techniques I shouldn’t have revealed.’
Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for capturing and wounding hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion. He’s pictured outdoors court docket in December 2022
Courtroom sketches present Tory Lanez throughout August 7, 2023 sentencing listening to. He was sentenced to a decade behind bars
The rapper, sporting a black cranium cap, was handcuffed in his orange jail overalls as Los Angeles Superior Courtroom Choose David Herriford handed down the sentence.
The decide denied the probation that Lanez’s protection had been asking for.
Earlier than being given 10 years, Lanez begged the decide to not ship him to jail.
In a 15-minute handle, the musician mentioned: ‘Give me some form of various that isn’t jail. I could be a a lot better man in my group.
‘I’m not standing earlier than you as a celeb. I stand her as a real one that desires an opportunity. My baby wants me – I need to higher myself. I need an opportunity to indicate the world that the person you see right here right now isn’t the true me.
‘I’m not anticipating preferential therapy. However, your honor I’m genuinely asking you with my coronary heart to place me to the take a look at, to provide me a chance.
Megan took to Instagram with a photograph of her foot damage following the capturing
Megan Thee Stallion had three bullet fragments surgically faraway from her foot. She’s pictured in court docket in December for Lanez’s trial
Daystar Peterson’s trial in Los Angeles. Peterson, is understood professionally as Tory Lanez
‘There have been these misconceptions about me being this monster, of not having regret. However that’s simply not true. That evening, all people was drunk, I mentioned some very immature issues…I used to be fallacious. If I might flip again the clock I might….I apologize.
‘Every little thing I did that evening I’m take accountability for. I ask you for the prospect to be a greater father, a greater mentor. I’m asking you to not decide me simply on this case, however on the total scope of my life.
‘I do have a recurring dysfunction – I need to be a greater particular person.’
Talking about his buddy and ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion, Lanez informed the court docket at his listening to that they bonded over the deaths of their moms.
He mentioned: ‘We each misplaced our moms. We’d sit there and drink, and drink till we obtained numb.’
On the final day of Lanez’s 10-day trial on December 23 final 12 months, the jury of seven girls and 5 males unanimously convicted the rapper of three felonies.
He was discovered responsible of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, capturing a firearm in a grossly negligent method and carrying a hid firearm in a automobile.
The assault carried a penalty of as much as 9 years in jail, the conviction for negligently capturing a gun as much as three years and the hid gun depend three years.
Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage at LA Pleasure within the Park held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 9, 2023
Earlier than being sentenced, Lanez begged the decide to not ship him to jail right now
Lanez is seen in earlier court docket sketches. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail
As a result of the jury additionally discovered that Lanez triggered ‘nice bodily damage’ – Megan had three bullet fragments surgically faraway from her toes – the assault and negligent capturing felonies carried enhanced penalties.
The musician had beforehand pleaded not responsible to all three prices.
In her emotional testimony throughout trial, Megan, 28, informed the jury that she and Lanez – with whom she’d been having a sexual relationship – had been to a pool social gathering July 12, 2020 on the residence of Kylie Jenner and had been in his SUV within the Hollywood Hills with Kelsey Harris when an alcohol-fueled argument erupted.
Megan – actual title Megan Pete – requested the driving force to cease the automobile and he or she obtained out – which was when she mentioned Lanez yelled ‘Dance b***h’ and fired a gun 5 occasions at her, injuring her toes so severely that she wanted surgical procedure.
She testified in court docket that Lanez supplied her and Harris 1,000,000 {dollars} to maintain quiet in regards to the capturing and requested them to not report him as a result of he was already ‘on probation.’
Megan additionally mentioned that Lanez later apologized to her, saying he was drunk on the time of the capturing.
Lanez, through the course of the final eight months, had tried to be granted a re-trial. His requests had been denied by a decide.