Tay-K is set to spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to 80 years behind bars for murdering photographer Mark Saldivar.
The decision was made on Tuesday (April 15) by a jury of his peers who earlier this week convicted the rapper of murder but not capitol murder, the punishment for which is a mandatory life sentence.
The 24-year-old is already serving a 55-year sentence for a separate murder, although it was not revealed if the sentences will be served concurrently or consecutively.
It’s also unclear if “The Race” hitmaker could become eligible for parole.
Tay-K (real name Taymor McIntyre) has not yet issued a response to the sentencing or if he plans to appeal.
Saldivar was killed in 2017 in San Antonio while Tay was on the run from authorities after escaping house arrest.
During the trial, the rapper was identified as the shooter by witness and former girlfriend, Joanna Reyes.
Reyes was herself accused of being the driver in the shooting, but turned government witness and accepted a plea deal on the lesser charge of tampering with evidence.
During her testimony, Reyes described how she had set up a photoshoot for Tay-K with Saldivar, with the three of them plus Jalen Bell and Jeremiah Rodriguez in one vehicle.
Reyes claimed that Tay-K pulled out a gun on Saldivar and demanded his backpack. The photographer refused, which is when the group allegedly began assaulting him.
The melee led to Saldivar climbing onto the hood of the car and, according to Reyes, Tay-K pointing the gun at her and ordering that she get him down.
Reyes then claimed that after she failed to do so, Tay-K leaned out of the car and shot Saldivar.
“He opened the door and leaned out on one leg,” she told jurors. “He shot him.”
Reyes then testified that she did not initially report the shooting out of fear for her safety and that Tay had threatened her and her family.
Tay-K, who rose to fame with the 2017 hit “The Race,” was previously convicted on a different murder charge relating to a 2016 home invasion.
In that case, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated robbery and given two additional 13-year sentences on two other counts of aggravated robbery. Those sentences are being served concurrently.
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Another black in jail. Must be a racist judge, right? Maybe systemic racism caused this.
No there are whites going to jail everyday. He caused it. I’m sure he’s fighting those demons right now
The guy made one song and has been reported on for years. Finally we won’t have to hear from him again. Bless him though.
How do you lose your own race, not once, but twice?
Watch a waste, another young black teen that got catch up in the hype, thinking having a gun make you a man or hard, now he learn to lean on those wall wishing the numbers they give him might one day be called, another young black man, get put back into slave by his own free will and doing, Damn shame
Exactly just another dumb fucker who’s free will was dictated by “keepin it real”. It’s on him. Can’t feel sorry for his ass.
Is it really that difficult not to murder people? Way too many rappers get in their own way.
Exactly. And that argument he used about how his “brain that controls certain things was not all the way developed” is just a pathetic and poor excuse for taking a life; and in his case lives. I know there are quacks ( like Dr. Phil) who support I will never buy into it.
He’s a real one! Living that life! Gangster! LMAO Damn fool!
He should’ve murdered some white people before he turned himself in.
55 and 80 = slim chance of parole.
He should’ve murdered some white people before he turned himself in.
55 and 80 = slim chance of parole.
He should’ve murdered some white people before he turned himself in.
55 and 80 = slim chance of parole.
He should’ve murked some white people before he turned himself in.
55 and 80 = slim chance of parole.