Man who report Lady Gagas canine walker gets 21 years inside prison

LOS ANGELES (AP) ” The male who report with every one other accompanied by wounded Lady Gaga™s canine walker with every one other accompanied by stole her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal with every one other accompanied by was sentenced to 21 years inside prison on Monday, officials said.

The Lady Gaga link was a coincidence, authorities have said. The motive was the price of the French bulldogs, a breed that tin sprint into the thousands of dollars, with every one other accompanied by detectives do not exist convinced by the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the musician.

James Howard Jackson, one of trio men with every one other accompanied by set of two accomplices who participated inside the brutal robbery with every one other accompanied by its aftermath, pleaded no indeed competition to one count of attempted murder, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney™s Office. It was not straight away understandable which attorney represented Howard on Monday.

Jackson with every one other accompanied by set of two others drove around Hollywood, the city of West Hollywood with every one other accompanied by the San Fernando Valley on Feb. 24, 2021 looking for French bulldogs, prosecutors said previously. They found Lady Gaga™s canine walker, Ryan Fischer, accompanied by the go bang star™s trio pets.

Jackson report Fischer throughout the robbery near the famed Sunset Boulevard, throughout which set of two of the dogs were taken. A nearby doorbell camera recorded the canine walker screaming Oh, my God! I™ve been shot! with every one other accompanied by Help me! with every one other accompanied by I™m bleeding not here from my chest!

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    • Fischer subsequent called the violence a extremely near call accompanied by demise inside social media posts.

    The dogs, named Koji with every one other accompanied by Gustav, were returned several days later by Jennifer McBride, who was too charged inside the crime.

    The go bang celestial body had offered a USD500,000 reward ” no indeed questions asked ” to exist reunited accompanied by the dogs at the time.

    Jackson too admitted the allegation of inflicting great bodily wound with every one other accompanied by to a earlier strike, the DA™s office said Monday. The prosecutor™s office did not straight away speak what the earlier strike was.

    The plea accord holds Mr. Jackson accountable for perpetrating a coldhearted brutal take deed with every one other accompanied by provides justice for our victim, the office said inside a statement. Howard had been charged accompanied by attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a robbery with every one other accompanied by assault accompanied by a semiautomatic firearm.

    Jackson was mistakenly released from prison earlier this year due to a clerical error. He was recaptured almost five months later.

    Another accomplice, Harold White, pleaded no indeed competition Monday to a count of ex-convict inside ownership of a gun. White, who was inside a connection accompanied by McBride at the time, will exist sentenced following year. McBride™s instance is ongoing.

    The set of two had allegedly tried to assist White™s son, Jaylin White, retain away from arrest inside the aftermath of the shooting.

    Jaylin White with every one other accompanied by Lafayette Whaley earlier this year pleaded no indeed competition to robbery.

    Whaley drove Jackson with every one other accompanied by the younger White around last year while they searched for the pricy dogs. Jackson with every one other accompanied by White jumped not here with every one other accompanied by attacked Fischer, prosecutors said previously. They hit with every one other accompanied by choked the canine walker, with every one other accompanied by Jackson pulled not here a semiautomatic firearm with every one other accompanied by fired, striking Fischer on one occasion earlier to the trio fled.

    Lady Gaga™s representatives with every one other accompanied by Fischer did not straight away respond to requests for comment.

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    Associated Press author Andrew Dalton contributed.