A jury in Bexar County, Texas, has discovered Tay-Okay responsible of homicide, Information 4 San Antonio experiences. It’s the second time that the rapper behind the viral music “The Race” has been discovered responsible of homicide.
Tay-Okay was accused by Bexar County prosecutors of taking pictures and killing a 23-year-old photographer named Mark Anthony Saldivar. He’s mentioned to have murdered Saldivar, in April 2017, whereas on the run from authorities who sought him after he fled home arrest.
Importantly, Tay-Okay was discovered responsible of homicide and never capital homicide, the latter of which carries a compulsory life sentence. He nonetheless faces between 5 and 99 years in jail.
Tay-Okay is at present serving a 55-year jail sentence after being convicted, in the summertime of 2019, of collaborating in a botched house invasion and theft that left a 21-year-old man named Ethan Walker lifeless. The incident occurred in Tarrant County, Texas, in 2016.
Tay-Okay gained notoriety, in June 2017, when the USA Marshals Service publicly sought the rapper’s arrest, labeling him a “violent fugitive.” Not lengthy after the announcement, Tay-Okay launched “The Race,” a music whose music video now has over 251 million views on YouTube.
Tay-Okay, whose authorized identify is Taymor Travon McIntyre, was 16 years previous on the time of the incident in Tarrant County, and he was 17 years previous on the time of the incident in Bexar County. He’s now 24 years previous.
