Authorities have recognized the inmate accused of stabbing incarcerated rapper Tory Lanez with a self-made shank as 41-year-old Santino Casio, who’s serving a life sentence for homicide.
Casio allegedly attacked Lanez, whose authorized title is Daystar Peterson, round 7:20 a.m. Monday in a housing unit on the California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi, in response to the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Peterson is serving a 10-year sentence for capturing rapper Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. He was transported to an out of doors medical facility for remedy and is at present in truthful situation, jail officers stated Tuesday afternoon.
An Instagram account ascribed to Lanez stated the rapper was stabbed 14 occasions — together with seven wounds to his again, 4 to his torso, two to the again of his head and one to his face. The 32-year-old Canadian artist was stated to have suffered two collapsed lungs however was “in good spirits” and “pulling by way of.”
Casio has been positioned in restrictive housing whereas jail officers and the Kern County district lawyer’s workplace examine the assault.
The alleged assailant was despatched to the California Correctional Institute from Los Angeles County in 2004 after being sentenced to life with the potential for parole for second-degree homicide, first-degree tried homicide, use of a lethal weapon and inflicting nice bodily damage, in response to the CDCR.
Whereas in jail, Casio has been sentenced for 2 further crimes.
In 2008, he was sentenced to 6 years for assaulting a prisoner with a lethal weapon. Then, in 2018, he was sentenced to 2 years for possessing a lethal weapon in jail.
Peterson was sentenced in August 2023 for capturing Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion, whose authorized title is Megan Pete. He was convicted in December 2022 of assault with a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun.
The “Savage” musician has alleged that Peterson has continued to harass her from jail by directing his followers and on-line trolls to disparage her on-line. In January, a Los Angeles choose granted Pete a restraining order towards Peterson till 2030.
Employees author Richard Winton contributed to this report
