Tory Lanez recovering after jail stabbing assault : NPR

Tory Lanez was hospitalized on Monday after being stabbed on the California jail the place he’s serving 10 years for capturing fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion.

The Canadian rapper, whose authorized title is Daystar Peterson, is in truthful situation after he was allegedly attacked by one other inmate at a housing unit on the California Correctional Establishment in Tehachapi round 7:20 a.m. native time, based on the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

A message posted to Lanez’s official Instagram account that evening mentioned he was stabbed 14 occasions, “together with 7 wounds to his again, 4 to his torso, 2 to the again of his head, and 1 to the left facet of his face.” It mentioned each of his lungs had collapsed, however his situation was enhancing.

“He’s now respiration on his personal,” it reads. “Regardless of being in ache, he’s speaking usually, in good spirits, and deeply grateful to God that he’s pulling via.”

Particulars in regards to the assault stay scarce. The suspected attacker, recognized as Santino Casio, has been positioned in restricted housing pending an investigation, CDCR mentioned.

Casio is serving a life sentence with the opportunity of parole for convictions together with second-degree homicide and first diploma tried homicide. He has been sentenced to further time for 2 in-prison offenses since 2004: assault by prisoner with lethal weapon of pressure prone to trigger nice bodily harm in 2008, and possession/manufacture of lethal weapon by prisoner in 2018.

Why is Lanez in jail? A refresher on the case 

Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in jail in August 2023 after a divisive and high-drama trial that ended along with his conviction on three felony prices: assault with a semi-automatic firearm, possession of a hid, unregistered firearm, and negligent discharge of a firearm.

The fees stem from an incident that occurred early one morning in July 2020 as Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion left a pool get together in Los Angeles. Stallion, whose authorized title is Megan Pete, accused Lanez of capturing her in each ft as she obtained out of their automobile after an argument.

Stallion mentioned in a since-deleted Instagram publish just a few days later that she had suffered gunshot wounds that evening, however didn’t determine Lanez because the perpetrator till the next month. Lanez — who pleaded not responsible at trial — then launched an album with lyrics sustaining his innocence and casting doubt on Stallion’s claims.

That October, the Los Angeles County district lawyer’s workplace charged Lanez with felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and a decide issued a protecting order to maintain him no less than 100 yards away from Stallion. He violated the order the next summer time.

The rappers continued to spar in public, referring to the incident in music lyrics. In the meantime, media personalities, different high-profile rappers and followers of each artists solid doubt on the opposite’s model of occasions, with many scrutinizing and blaming Stallion.

Lanez’s December 2022 trial divided the hip-hop neighborhood and the web, elevating broader points just like the mistreatment of Black ladies in each the business and the felony justice system. Stallion testified in the course of the trial that the capturing — and ensuing backlash — had damage her bodily and psychological well being, and he or she feared it might harm her profession too.

“I am unable to maintain conversations with individuals for a very long time. I do not really feel like I need to be on this earth,” she mentioned. “I want he would have simply shot and killed me, if I knew I must undergo this torture.”

Lanez is interesting his sentence however was denied bond within the meantime.

His authorized troubles continued behind bars

Stallion alleges that Lanez has harassed her from jail via surrogates, leading to an extension of the restraining order in opposition to him.

In a petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court docket in December, her authorized group wrote that he “continues to topic her to repeated trauma and victimization,” based on the Related Press.

“Even now, whereas behind bars, Mr. Peterson reveals no indicators of stopping,” reads the petition, which the AP obtained.

It reviews that the petition says jail logs from Lanez present he was utilizing third events — together with one particular blogger — to harass Stallion on-line by making false claims similar to that the gun and bullet within the case are lacking.

Lanez’s lawyer wrote in a courtroom submitting that the 2 had not been in direct contact, saying his consumer’s incarceration means there’s “not any type of present or future menace” to Stallion.

A decide granted Stallion’s request in January for a restraining order via 2030.