Tay-Ok, the rapper greatest recognized for his 2017 single "The Race," has been convicted of homicide in Texas for the second time.

The 24-year-old artist, whose actual identify is Taymor McIntyre, was already serving a 55-year sentence for a separate lethal taking pictures. Following his conviction Monday for the killing of 23-year-old photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in 2017, McIntyre is now going through an extra 5 to 99 years in jail.

Per the decision studying in San Antonio, McIntyre was discovered not responsible of capital homicide, which might have meant an automated life sentence with out the prospect of parole. Nonetheless, jurors unanimously agreed to convict him for the lesser cost of homicide. The jury will now hear proof for the sentencing part of the trial.

An legal professional for McIntyre didn't instantly reply to Leisure Weekly's request for remark Tuesday.

Saldivar was discovered with a deadly gunshot wound at a Chick-fil-A restaurant throughout from San Antonio's North Star Mall on April 23, 2017, based on KSAT Information. Authorities stated McIntyre picked Saldivar up in a automobile after the photographer requested to take photographs of the rapper for a brand new music. Prosecutors argued that McIntyre shot Saldivar after attempting to rob him.

Throughout the trial, McIntyre's attorneys criticized the police investigation of the taking pictures, alleging that the case relied an excessive amount of on self-serving statements from witnesses.

"Taymor McIntyre just isn’t responsible of capital homicide, homicide, or manslaughter, and the explanation for that’s quite simple," John Hunter, a lawyer for McIntyre, informed jurors throughout final week's closing arguments, per the Related Press. "It’s important to do it proper. It’s important to do the work. And this case clearly demonstrates the work wasn't performed."

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McIntyre was beforehand convicted of homicide in 2019, within the loss of life of 21-year-old Ethan Walker throughout a 2016 house invasion in Mansfield, southeast of Fort Value.

The deadly taking pictures of Saldivar befell whereas McIntyre was on the run from authorities, after allegedly slicing off his ankle monitor whereas on home arrest.

That led to a nationwide manhunt, throughout which McIntyre recorded and launched "The Race," which went platinum and peaked at No. 44 on the US Billboard Sizzling 100. The observe included such lyrics as "F‑‑ a beat, I used to be tryna beat a case / However I ain't beat that case, bitch, I did the race" and "Pop a n‑‑‑‑ then I’m going out my manner / Do the sprint then I’m going out the way in which." In a music video for the music, McIntyre posed beside his personal needed poster.

McIntyre was apprehended in in New Jersey on June 30, 2017 — the identical day his music video dropped — and introduced again to Forth Value, according to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram.

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