A person who shot Lady Gaga’s dogwalker throughout an try and steal the singer’s prize French bulldogs was sentenced to 21 years in jail Monday after pleading no contest to tried homicide.
James Howard Jackson and two different males attacked Ryan Fischer on a Hollywood avenue in February 2021, and after a wrestle made off with two of the “Poker Face” singer’s three pets that had been out for a stroll.
Fischer sustained chest accidents within the assault and mentioned on Instagram a month later he had suffered a collapsed lung.
Jackson, 20, entered the no-contest plea after prosecutors agreed to drop additional theft, assault and different prices.
“The plea agreement holds Mr Jackson accountable for perpetrating a cold-hearted violent act and provides justice for our victim,” mentioned a press release from the District Attorney’s Office.
The two different assailants have already been jailed for his or her components within the crime.
Following the incident, Lady Gaga supplied a $500,000 reward for the return of canines Koji and Gustav. A girl who handed within the canines in response to the reward has been charged with being an adjunct after the very fact and with receiving stolen items.
The singer’s different bulldog, Miss Asia, was in a position to evade seize, and ran again to the wounded Fischer’s facet after the robbers left.
Jackson earlier this yr was recaptured after being by accident launched from custody in what officers described as a “clerical error.”
Los Angeles police mentioned on the time they didn’t imagine the canines had been focused due to their proprietor, however due to the breed’s attraction on the black market.
Small and pleasant — and thus simple to seize — French bulldogs should not have massive litters.
Their relative shortage, and their affiliation with stars comparable to Lady Gaga, Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Jackman, Chrissy Teigen, Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna, offers them added cachet and means they’ll change arms for 1000’s of {dollars}.
