Tory Lanez reportedly turned down a 4-year plea deal before heading to try for the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
According to VladTV, one of their sources claims that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office offered Lanez a four-year plea deal earlier in the case but he chose to take it to trial.
Lanez pleaded not guilty to assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharge of a firearm with gross negligence.
Lanez has always denied shooting Megan Thee Stallion. He previously claimed that he “was completely robbed and deprived of a fair trial” and that he watched prosecutors “unlawfully misuse their authority to hide and suppress any and all exculpatory evidence that exonerates me and furthers my innocence.”
His attorneys are filing an appeal.
“We’re disappointed that Tory did not get the sentence that we certainly hoped for. I think the sentence handed down was incredibly harsh. I have seen cases like vehicular homicide and other cases where there’s death and the person still gets less than 10 years and in this case to get a 10 year sentence is extreme. This is really just another example of someone being punished for their celebrity status and some being utilized to send an example,” said attorney Jose Baez.
He continued, “He’s not an example he’s a human being and I think it’s incredible unfortunate and something that we plan on appealing. I’m incredibly disappointed that the district attorney office didn’t step up and put their money where their mouth was in this case, but hey that’s certainly within their discretion and that’s why you have two sides to the argument.”
