On Monday, Dec. 19, prosecutors attempted to enter in a motion, that would have added two additional charges of witness tampering against Tory Lanez.
The motioned was entered in by District Attorney Kathy Ta who is alleging that Lanez bribed Megan Thee Stallion and her former best friend Kelsey Harris with $1 million to not go to the police following the July 2020 shooting that resulted in Megan Thee Stallion being shot in both feet. Ta cited California Penal Code 136.1, which makes it a crime to dissuade a witness.
When asked by Judge David Herriford as to why Ta was now brining up the charges, Ta stated that the charges were based on both Megan and Kelsey’s testimonies in court regarding the bribery. Lanez’s defense lawyer George Mgdsyan objected to the new charges, stating that the prosecution knew what Kelsey’s testimony was going to be since September. That court agreed and Judge Herriford denied the motion.
“I think it’s unfair at this juncture, so I would deny that motion,” Judge Herriford said.
On Monday, it was also revealed that the prosecution requested an extra day from the court to present their case after their “missing” witness, Justin Edison, did not show up Friday, Dec. 16, to testify. Edison is Megan Thee Stallion’s former bodyguard.
“He has essentially vanished. Law enforcement has been looking furiously for him and cannot locate him,” said Alex Spiro, Megan’s attorney. “He was also going to have devastating evidence that irrefutably proved Tory’s guilt.”
