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Tory Lanez implicated in Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard – Rolling Stone

December 18, 2022

A bodyguard for Megan Thee Stallion, who was due to testify in Tory Lanez’s felony assault trial – but reportedly stopped responding to law enforcement this week – faced questions over an earlier statement he made to authorities involving Lanez, according to a source. rolling stone.

The source says bodyguard Justin Edison previously told law enforcement that Lanez approached him a day after the shooting that landed Megan in hospital to say the violent incident was an alcohol-related accident.

Edison – who was not present when the gunshots rang out but received the panicked text from Megan’s former friend Kelsey Harris stating: ‘Help / Tory shot meg / 911’ – told authorities that Lanez apologized to her face to face during the meeting at a private residence, saying he was very drunk and was shooting to the ground when Megan was accidentally hit, a source with knowledge of the situation said.

Edison and his attorney did not immediately respond to rolling stone‘s requests for comments. Attempts to reach Lanez’s defense attorney as well as prosecutors on the felony case currently in the midst of a jury trial in Los Angeles were not immediately successful.

Late Friday, Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney Alexander Bott asked Judge David Herriford to release the “attachment” (a type of warrant) for Edison, signaling that prosecutors had backed out of calling him to bar.

Megan’s attorney, Alex Spiro, released a statement on Saturday saying Edison was missing, but his search was not complete.

“We recently learned that Justin Edison disappeared just prior to his court appearance. The Los Angeles District Attorney is currently investigating his disappearance and welcomes any information about his whereabouts,” Spiro said. rolling stone.

An LAPD spokeswoman said Saturday she had no information on a missing person investigation related to Edison.

Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, is fighting three felony charges in the high-profile case alleging he shot Megan in both feet during a drunken assault on a residential street in the Hollywood Hills before dawn on July 12, 2020.

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He pleaded not guilty to assault with a firearm causing grievous bodily harm, concealing a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle and the recently added count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. .

If found guilty of the charges against him, the Alone at the ball The rapper faces 22 years and eight months in prison and subsequent deportation as a Canadian citizen.

Megan, whose full name is Megan Pete, gave harrowing testimony on the witness stand on Tuesday, saying the shooting left her with lasting physical and emotional wounds.

She remembers turning around to see Peterson holding a gun and pointing it at her as he allegedly shouted “Dance Bitch” and the shots rang out.

Harris also took the witness stand for two days of tortured testimony during which she disavowed key parts of a detailed statement she gave to prosecutors in September. Harris confirmed she heard the shots, but retracted her September claim that she saw Peterson fire the 9mm semi-automatic handgun five times over the open door of her Cadillac Climbing.

When Peterson’s attorney asked her about her September statement during cross-examination, he asked her if she “felt” that if she told prosecutors what they “wanted to hear” she might “end this matter”.

Assistant District Attorney Alexander Bott said the question called into question the “integrity” of the district attorney’s office and asked the court to allow the entire taped September interview to be played before the jury. The judge granted the request and jurors heard the 88-minute audio interview on Friday.