Overview

• Security footage shows Lanez being attacked by inmate Santino Casio inside the Tehachapi facility, resulting in 14 stab wounds.
• Casio, who is serving a life sentence for an unrelated offense, claims he acted in self-defense after spotting a bulge he thought was a weapon.
• Lanez was treated at a local hospital for wounds to his back, torso and head before being moved to a different prison unit.
• High-profile supporters including Drake and Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna are calling on Governor Newsom to grant Lanez a pardon based on new witness testimony.
• Megan Thee Stallion’s legal team has dismissed the pardon push, insisting the original trial’s evidence remains strong.