Tory Lanez -- whose real name is Daystar Peterson -- is charged with one count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, along with allegations that he personally used a firearm and inflicted great bodily injury.
Lanez and the rapper's female friend, who was nearby at the time of the shooting, both later tested positive for gunshot residue, the deputy district attorney said. The defense attorney said it is his job to show them that "she's lying," and pledged that the defense would be presenting evidence during its portion of the trial. Mgdesyan said Megan Thee Stallion informed police that Lanez told her he was on probation and begged her not to say anything, but the attorney said his client was never convicted of any crimes for which he would have been on probation.
Lanez's attorney said the most important thing for jurors to determine will be who got out of the vehicle, who was fighting and who fired the gun.Lanez, 30, remains out of custody on a $350,000 bond and walked into the courtroom while holding hands with his young son. The rapper had been under house arrest and under electronic monitoring while awaiting trial, but those restrictions were lifted last week by Superior Court Judge David Herriford.
She told the detective she was "extremely scared and embarrassed," was "scared he was going to get in trouble" and was concerned the police might shoot him, but was "sincere," "visibly distraught" and "crying" when she subsequently admitted Lanez had shot her, Stogner testified. In an op-ed published in The New York Times, she wrote that she was "recently the victim of an act of violence by a man" and that she was initially silent about what had happened "out of fear for myself and my friends."
Megan is lying. Case closed 🤷🏻♂️
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