Floyd Mayweather’s Daughter Iyanna Mayweather Pleads Guilty in Stabbing Case, Faces 6 Years of Probation

Floyd Mayweather’s Daughter Iyanna Mayweather Pleads Guilty in Stabbing Case, Faces 6 Years of Probation

  • Boxer Floyd Mayweather's daughter Iyana Mayweather has pleaded guilty to the 2020 stabbing of rapper YoungBoy NBA's baby mama Lapattra Jacobs
  • According to reports, 21-year-old Mayweather pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a court on Wednesday
  • Iyanna is set to appear back in court on 16 June 2022 and is facing up to six years of probation for assaulting Jacobs

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Iyana 'Yaya' Mayweather pleaded guilty to stabbing and physically injuring Lapattra Jacobs, who is the mother of rapper YoungBoy NBA's child.

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Iyanna Mayweather has admitted that she stabbed rapper YoungBoy NBA's baby mama in 2020. Image: @moneyyaya
Source: Instagram

According to People, the 21-year-old admitted to assaulting Jacobs with a knife in the Harris County Court in Houston, Texas.

Per the publication, Yaya admitted to "unlawfully, intentionally and unknowingly" causing "bodily injury to Lapattra Jacobs" by cutting her "with a knife."

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According to E! News, Mayweather who was originally facing up to 20 years in prison for the crime is now facing up to six years of probation.

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She she is set to appear in court for a hearing on June 16, 2022.

The South African also reported that Mayweather's lawyer Kent A. Schaffer said the plea deal was entered under the condition that Iyanna should stay away from trouble for the duration of her probation period. He said:

“We resolved the case by entering into an agreement with the state whereby Iyanna will not go to prison or have a felony conviction if she stays out of trouble for the next six years. At the two-year mark, she can apply for early termination of that agreement, assuming that she has met all conditions of the court.”

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Mac Miller's drug runner sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison

Briefly News previously reported that a drug dealer who played a part in supplying rapper Mac Miller with drugs that led to his death has been slapped with a hefty prison sentence.

According to Sky News, Ryan Reavis is one of the three men who pleaded guilty to supplying the Good News hitmaker with drugs that were laced with fentanyl.

The publication further elaborates that fentanyl is an opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. The report also states that 38-year-old Reavis, who pleaded guilty to distributing drugs, claimed not to know that the drugs were counterfeit.

Source: Briefly News

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