Inmate accused of stabbing rapper Tory Lanez is a convicted murderer serving a life sentence

Authorities person identified the inmate accused of stabbing incarcerated rapper Tory Lanez with a self-made shank arsenic 41-year-old Santino Casio, who is serving a beingness condemnation for murder.

Casio allegedly attacked Lanez, whose ineligible sanction is Daystar Peterson, astir 7:20 a.m. Monday successful a lodging portion astatine the California Correctional Institute successful Tehachapi, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Peterson is serving a 10-year condemnation for shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion successful 2020. He was transported to an extracurricular aesculapian installation for attraction and is presently successful just condition, situation officials said Tuesday afternoon.

An Instagram account ascribed to Lanez said the rapper was stabbed 14 times — including 7 wounds to his back, 4 to his torso, 2 to the backmost of his caput and 1 to his face. The 32-year-old Canadian creator was said to person suffered 2 collapsed lungs but was “in bully spirits” and “pulling through.”

Casio has been placed successful restrictive lodging portion situation officials and the Kern County territory attorney’s bureau analyse the attack.

The alleged assailant was sent to the California Correctional Institute from Los Angeles County successful 2004 aft being sentenced to beingness with the anticipation of parole for second-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, usage of a deadly limb and inflicting large bodily injury, according to the CDCR.

While successful prison, Casio has been sentenced for 2 further crimes.

In 2008, helium was sentenced to six years for assaulting a captive with a deadly weapon. Then, successful 2018, helium was sentenced to 2 years for possessing a deadly limb successful prison.

Peterson was sentenced successful August 2023 for shooting Grammy-winning creator Megan Thee Stallion, whose ineligible sanction is Megan Pete. He was convicted successful December 2022 of battle with a firearm, amerciable possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun.

The “Savage” instrumentalist has alleged that Peterson has continued to harass her from situation by directing his fans and online trolls to disparage her online. In January, a Los Angeles justice granted Pete a restraining bid against Peterson until 2030.

Staff writer Richard Winton contributed to this report