Tory Lanez; Megan Thee Stallion.Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty; Johnny Nunez/Getty
Tory Lanezhas been ordered under house arrest and electronic monitoring for the next month as he awaits trial on charges in theMegan Thee Stallionshooting case.
At a court hearing on Wednesday in Los Angeles, judge David Herriford ruled that the rapper — whose real name is Daystar Peterson — would be monitored beginning Friday through the scheduled start of the trial on Nov. 28,CBS News Los Angeles reports.
Judge Herriford rejected the motion.TMZwas first to report the news.
When a similar motion was declined in April, Holley told PEOPLE, “The DA requested that Mr. Peterson’s bail be revoked or, in the alternative, that it be increased to $5 million. We are pleased that the Court rejected those outrageous requests.”
Tory Lanez.Leon Bennett/Getty
In October 2020, Lanez was charged with one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. Hepleaded not guilty to both chargesin November 2020.
LAPD Det. Ryan Stogner testified in December 2021 that Lanez shouted “Dance, bitch!” before shooting Megan in the foot, several outlets, includingRolling Stoneand TMZ, reported.
“[Megan] observed Mr. Peterson holding a firearm and then she observed him start to shoot,” Stogner testified at the time, perRolling Stone. “Megan immediately felt pain in her feet, observed blood, fell to the ground, and then crawled to an adjacent driveway of a residence…She described her injuries as bleeding profusely.”
The detective also stated that Lanez apologized for shooting Megan and “offered her money and begged her to please not say anything,” according to Megan’s account. Megan also told the detective that Lanez made “a reference to the fact he was already on probation.”
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In January 2021, Megan named Lanez as an “abuser” in a set of tweets about the incident, expressing frustration with the fact that the court of public opinion appeared to place some of the blame for the incident upon her.
“Bitch you shot me AND MY STORY NOT CHANGING AND BITCH YOU GOING TO JAIL,” she added.
About a month after the incident, Megan named Lanez as the person who she claims shot her.
Two days after Lanez’s arrest, Meganspoke outabout the incident on Instagram, claiming that she “suffered gunshot wounds, as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.”
Lanez’s trial is tentatively set to begin Nov. 28.
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source: people.com
