Who is Ryan Stogner? LAPD cop who is ‘crucial witness’ in Tory Lanez trial has a domestic abuse past
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A detective who was integral to Canadian rapper Tory Lanez's trial has been "relieved of duty" according to the prosecutors just days before Lanez's trial on felony assault charges was set to begin. Lanez has been blamed for shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion in Hollywood in July 2020 by former Los Angeles Police Detective Ryan Stogner who testified during pre-trial proceedings. However, Stogner may not be allowed to testify as he is no longer a part of the LAPD following domestic violence allegations against him.
Lanez, whose birth name is Daystar Peterson, is facing up to 22 years in prison after pleading not guilty to two felony assault charges, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, personal use of a firearm, and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle brought on by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office in October 2020. Lanez was also hit with a new charge of discharging a firearm with gross negligence relating to the conflict on Tuesday, December 6.