Tory Lanez, the rapper who’s serving time for capturing Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, was hospitalized Monday morning after he was stabbed by one other inmate in a California jail.
Lanez, authorized title Daystar Peterson, is in secure situation after the inmate stabbed him with a self-made shank in a jail yard, a legislation enforcement supply advised The Occasions. The assault occurred round 7:20 a.m. in a housing unit on the California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi, and jail employees “instantly responded, activated 911 and commenced medical help” to Peterson, California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Pedro Calderón Michel mentioned in an announcement. Peterson was rushed by ambulance to a close-by hospital.
An Instagram account ascribed to Lanez mentioned the rapper was stabbed 14 instances, together with seven wounds to his again, two to the again of his head and one to his face. The publish mentioned he suffered a collapsed lung within the assault however was respiration on his personal and “in good spirits and deeply grateful to God that he’s pulling by means of.”
The California Correctional Institute and the Kern County district lawyer’s workplace are investigating the incident, the assertion mentioned. The Workplace of the Inspector Normal was additionally notified of the assault. The motivation for the stabbing stays unclear, based on TMZ which broke the information.
A authorized consultant for Peterson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The 32-year-old Canadian musician was sentenced to 10 years in state jail in August 2023 for gun prices stemming from the 2020 incident wherein he shot the Grammy-winning “Savage” artist (authorized title Megan Pete) within the ft. Peterson was convicted in December 2022 of assault with a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun.
Peterson, who rose to reputation within the late 2000s, continues to face authorized warmth from Pete even behind bars. The “Hiss” musician filed a restraining order request in December 2024 in opposition to Peterson, alleging he has continued his “marketing campaign of harassment” through on-line trolls and bloggers attacking her credibility and spreading defamatory statements.
A Los Angeles decide granted that request in January and prolonged Pete’s restraining order in opposition to Peterson till 2030.
