Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, known professionally as Tory Lanez, has received a 10 year prison sentence for shooting his former lover, rapper Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan The Stallion. Megan Thee Stallion had testified that Lanez fired a gun at her feet and shouted for her to dance following an argument at a pool party which took place at Kylie Jenner's home in July 2020. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford handed down the sentence on Tuesday to the 31 year old Lanez, who was convicted on three felonies: Assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
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Judge David Herriford denied the probation that Lanez's defense had sought Before being handed his 10 year prison sentence, Lanez had begged the judge not to send him to jail. In a 15 minute plea, the musician had said: ‘Give me some sort of alternative that is not prison. I can be a much better man in my community. I’m not standing before you as a celebrity. I stand her as a genuine person who wants a chance. My child needs me - I want to better myself. I want a chance to show the world that the man you see here today is not the real me. I’m not expecting preferential treatment. But, Your Honor, I’m genuinely asking you with my heart to put me to the test, to give me an opportunity."
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