One of the people accused of shooting and robbing Lady Gaga’s dog keeper in Los Angeles was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison, authorities said.
Jaylin White, 20, pleaded no contest to a second-degree theft charge and admitted to the allegation that a member of the group was armed during the incident, according to Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Other charges and allegations brought against White were dismissed, Risling told CNN . He had previously been charged with one count of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit theft, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The February 24 incident was captured by a security camera and showed at least two men approaching Ryan Fischer, who was walking the star’s three French Bulldogs.
A physical fight ensued. The footage shows one assailant holding the victim while another appears to point a gun.
A gunshot is then heard, and the victim falls backwards as the assailants run back to a car. Fischer, who was shot and seriously wounded, survived the attack.
Suspect released by mistake recaptured
The attackers took two of the dogs, Koji and Gustav, but they were recovered days later when the singer offered a $500,000 reward.
White and four others were arrested weeks later on suspicion of participating in the shooting and kidnapping of the dogs. They faced charges of complicity after the fact.
One of the suspects, James Jackson, was mistakenly released from police custody in April due to what authorities called an “administrative error”.
Jackson was found and taken into custody Wednesday after a search by several law enforcement agencies, including the US Marshal Service, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Jackson is being held for attempted murder. Charges are still pending against a third suspect in the case.
*With information from Nouran Salahieh of CNN
Source: CNN Brasil
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