Tory Lanez’s former driver, Juaquan Smith, recently came forward with an eyewitness account. The latter revealed in his testimony that he was unsure of who shot Megan Thee Stallion. The latest statement came amid Lanez’s lawyers attempting to appeal his prison sentence. Netizens have since taken to the internet to react to Smith’s claims.

Lanez’s lawyers submitted new court documents on December 12, 2023, containing the testimony of Juaquan Smith who claimed that he saw Megan Thee Stallion’s former friend Kelsey Harris holding a gun when the women got into an altercation; however, he did not see who shot Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete. Smith also claimed that Tory Lanez attempted to disarm Harris during the argument. Smith said:

“Ms. Pete and Ms. Harris began fighting. I pulled over to stop them, Ms. Pete and Ms. Harris both got out of the vehicle and continued to fight, both verbally and physically. I broke up this fight and was pulling Ms. Pete toward the back of the

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Speaking about Tory Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, getting involved in the altercation, Smith said:

“Mr. Peterson and Ms. Harris began struggling as Mr. Peterson tried to unarm Ms. Harris. I was still pulling Ms. Pete and did not see who shot the weapon. I was not harmed, and in my opinion, Ms. Pete was also fortunate. The whole incident happened so quickly.”

Internet users were disheartened by Tory Lanez being behind bars, especially after Juaquan Smith’s statement was released online. Some reactions read:

“Kelsey shot Meg case closed #freetory,” another internet user said.

“So people blamed Meg because Tory chose not to snitch on Kelsey?,” a platform user said.

Several netizens continued to circulate the “Free Tory” hashtag as they believed he was innocent. Meanwhile, other reactions read:

“Huh? So Tory innocent. This crazy,” another internet user said.

“Those of us that followed the case been known this. Why would Kelsey ask for immunity and also change up her story last minute? Why did she initially blame Tory and then chose to plead the fifth? She knew she had a part in this just like Megan. An innocent man went to jail,” a platform user said.

“Free Tory man,” another X user said.

Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023. His lawyers have been repeatedly trying to appeal the sentence. Reactions to Smith’s statement read:

“it was kelsey and he covered for him. so sad,” an internet user said.

“so that man went to jail for no reason and Megan was being a 304… i hate to see it,” another platform user said.

“The District Attorney was not ready to cross-examine me”: Tory Lanez’ driver claimed he was not allowed to testify in the 2022 trial

Tory Lanez was convicted of illegal possession of a firearm, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and negligent discharge of a gun for shooting a victim in 2022.

In efforts to appeal Lanez’s conviction, Smith stated in the affidavit that he was initially unable to come forward with his statement as the District Attorney refused to call him as a witness in court. Smith said:

“I wanted to present this evidence during Mr. Peterson’s trial but was prevented from doing so as the District Attorney was not ready to cross-examine me.”

The California Attorney General’s Office responded to Smith’s claims about not being allowed to testify on behalf of Lanez on July 26, 2024, stating that while they were aware of the testimony, they did not think it would benefit Tory Lanez’s case in any way.

They have also stated that Smith’s testimony has limited value as it does not help identify the shooter and is likely to be biased as Lanez is his close friend and employer.

As per Deputy Attorney General Michael C. Keller, “Recognizing that an independent eyewitness had placed the gun in the hands of Harris prior to the shooting, defense counsel explained that it would not ‘do anything’ to have appellant’s friend say the same thing.”

Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Pete in the foot in July 2020 as the duo left a party that took place at reality star Kylie Jenner’s residence.