Tory Lanez Remanded Into Custody For Violating Restraining Order Regarding Megan Thee Stallion

April 7. 2022

Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez (Daystar Peterson) was remanded into custody this week for violating a restraining order that barred him from contacting his shooting victim and ex-girlfriend, Megan Thee Stallion (Megan Pete). The two rappers dated for months until an argument after a party in Los Angeles turned into violence. Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion in her feet, which necessitated hospitalization.

Lanez wrote items on social networking that the judge deemed were directed at Megan. As such the presiding judge in the case stated these items Lanez wrote online violated the terms of the restraining order he issued for the protection of the victim. Lanez is being held on $350,000 bond. The criminal trial is scheduled for September 2022.

Tory Lanez

There is also a dispute regarding DNA on the gun. Rolling Stone magazine reported, "His lawyer, Shawn Holley, argued Lanez did not provide a third-party Twitter user and YouTube personality known as DJ Akademiks with any discovery in the case before Akademiks tweeted Feb. 23 that 'Tory Lanez DNA was not found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case.'"

Rolling Stone also reported, "'What he said is incorrect,'  Holley told the court Tuesday, referring to the now-deleted tweet that caused a social media firestorm. 'What (DJ Akademiks) said is that the DNA was not found on the weapon. And in fact, the swab of the gun indicates ‘inconclusive,’ that there were four contributors.'"

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Tory Lanez Handcuffed After Judge Says He Violated Protective Orders in Megan Thee Stallion Case

The rapper spent five hours in custody before he was released on a higher $350,000 bail with the new “crystal clear” condition he can’t mention Megan in any social media. Tory Lanez was handcuffed and taken into custody in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday after a judge found he violated protective orders in his felony assault case involving allegations he shot Megan Thee Stallion in her feet nearly two years ago.

Judge David Herriford revoked Lanez’s prior bail of $250,000 and raised it to $350,000 after hearing nearly an hour of arguments and finding that Lanez violated court orders prohibiting him from contacting or harassing Megan or discussing any discovery in the case with outside parties.

The “Say It” rapper had a bondsman with him for the morning hearing and spent about five hours in custody. Once he was processed and released, he climbed behind the wheel of a waiting Lamborghini, telling Rolling Stone he felt “amazing,” before he drove off.

Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, has pleaded not guilty in the high profile case dating back to July 2020. He appeared in court wearing a black tuxedo jacket over a black turtleneck and was accompanied by his father and several friends...

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