{"id":53779,"date":"2023-08-08T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T01:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53779"},"modified":"2023-08-08T18:15:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T01:15:37","slug":"53779","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53779","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Artist Megan Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rapper Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in L.A.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_CwfNPj8YU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6360 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/District-Attorney-Los-Angeles.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"261\" \/>Daystar Peterson, the rap artist known as Tory Lanez, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after he was convicted by a jury of the 2020 attack and shooting of musical artist Megan Pete also known as Megan Thee Stallion in the Hollywood Hills, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cOver the past three years, Mr. Peterson has engaged in a pattern of conduct that was intended to intimidate Ms. Pete and silence her truths from being heard,\u201d District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n said. \u201cWomen, especially Black women, are afraid to report crimes like assault because they are too often not believed. I commend Megan Pete for her incredible bravery and vulnerability as she underwent months of probing investigation and court appearances where she had to relive her trauma and the public scrutiny that followed.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Herriford sentenced Daystar Peterson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Last year, after seven hours of deliberation, Mr. Peterson was found guilty by jurors of one count of assault with an automatic firearm and found true the allegations that he caused great bodily injury and used a firearm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He was also convicted of carrying an unregistered loaded 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