Mystikal will serve 20 years in prison, five years short of the maximum sentence he could have received.
After rapper Mystikal pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges, the Grammy-nominated musician was sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree r— with no chance of early release or probation (according to legal experts). The initial charge of a first-degree r— was dropped after he took a plea deal.
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He had also been charged with simple robbery, domestic violence by strangulation, false imprisonment and simple criminal damage to property, all stemming from the same arrest in 2022. Those charges were dropped as part of the plea deal. The victim reported these crimes at the hospital where she was treated for these injuries. Mystikal, legally known as Michael Lawrence Tyler, was arrested in the summer of 2022.
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Michael Lawrence Tyler received a sentence five years short of the maximum sentence
The victim told a Louisiana courtroom that she wants Tyler to receive the maximum sentence possible, as reported by WBRZ. Third-degree r— carries a maximum sentence of twenty-five years. The victim claimed Tyler pulled her braids, punched her and choked her before sexually assaulting her. After she spoke, Tyler said, “If I did that to you, I deserve the maximum sentence,” as reported by Variety.
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While Tyler entered into the agreement in March, he attempted to exit the agreement on Friday by filing a motion. The retraction came as the rapper claimed he “did not have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences” before deciding to plead guilty to the crimes he was accused of. Without a plea deal, Michael Lawrence Tyler would have faced a life sentence. He is currently 55 years old.
Mystikal has a proven history of crimes
The argument between the victim and the rapper involved the latter also robbing the woman. According to police reports, Tyler only allowed her to leave after she transferred money to him via CashApp.
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The rapper has previously been accused and convicted of sexual assault against his hairdresser, for which he served six years in prison between 2003 and 2010. According to an Associated Press report, the rapper was held at the Caddo Correctional Center between 2017 and 2019 for his involvement in a sexual assault and kidnapping case. He was released on a $3 million bond.
The rapper’s victim remained unnamed in police reports. This would be the third lengthy incarceration the rapper faces, and it is the longest and most severe incarceration he has received.
