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Tay-K Sentenced To 55 Years Imprisonment For 2016 Murder

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July 24, 2019

Rapper Tay-K Sentenced To 55 Years In Jail With $10K Fine

Rapper Tay-K has been sentenced to 55 years in prison by Tarrant County Jury for a 2016 murder that left Ethan Walker dead during a home invasion.

Tay-K was hit with a 30-year sentence for one count of aggravated robbery and two 13-year sentences for the other two aggravated robbery charges as reported by Star Telegram.

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The jury began to deliberate on the rapper’s sentencing around 10 a.m. this morning for roughly three hours. Along with the 55-year sentence, he also has to pay a $10K fine.

Rapper @tayk sentenced to 55 years in prison for his role in the 2016 murder of Ethan Walker, 21. https://t.co/tU8phV9c80

— Deanna Boyd (@deannaboyd) July 23, 2019

We reported earlier that Tay-K’s hit song ‘The Race’ was used as evidence against him in court. An IT employee at the state’s attorney’s office presented a disk of the video and print-outs of the lyrics to show the jury, pointing out that Tay-K released the video while he was evading the police while on house arrest.

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His sentencing was also based on his behavior while he was locked up awaiting trial. The prosecutors brought up the fact that Tay-K’s fled the authorities in the past but he also noted that the rapper was charged with a felony for possessing a cell phone inside of prison.

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There were also testimonies from seven inmates at Tarrant County jail for more insight in Tay-K’s behavior in court.