16-04-2025
Tay K sentenced to 80 years in prison for 2017 murder
ALBAWABA - American rapper Taymor "Tay K" McIntyre was recently sentenced to 80 years in prison by a Bexar County jury after he was accused of murdering a man in San Antonio, Texas, in 2017.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, the Mississippi rapper was accused of fatally shooting a man named Mark Anthony Saldivar outside a Chick-fil-A branch in San Antonio. While Tay K wasn't convicted of capital murder, he's facing 80 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines over murder charges.
After debating for hours, the verdict was ruled out Tuesday night. This marks McIntyre's second murder conviction in Texas.
His murder trial started two weeks ago, with District Judge Stephanie Boyd bringing up McIntyre's other 55-year prison sentence for murder in Tarrant County.
Tay K's sister, Kayla Beverly, who was present during the hearing in defense of the rapper, stated that they had a tough upbringing and an unstable life. She stated further that they were taken away from their mother at a young age and put in an orphanage and foster care.
Beverly claimed that both she and her brother were incarcerated when they were young. John Hunter, who is Tay K's defense attorney, called for leniency, but prosecutor Meghan Galloway responded:
"He comes up here and he's asking you all to take sympathy for him because he had a rough upbringing, and I do sympathize with that, but that's a slap in the face to every child of abuse who chooses to be a law-abiding citizen in our community."
TAY-K x THE RACE #FREETAYK (ALL BUT 6/ YouTube)
McIntyre was only 16 when he and a group of friends attempted to rob photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in San Antonio. Prosecutors claim that Saldivar was asked to take photos for the rapper's new song.
The rapper is best known for his violent song "THE RACE," which garnered more than 251 million views on YouTube and featured lyrics of him boasting about being on the run from authorities. It was first released on Soundcloud but garnered enough traction to make it to the US Billboard Hot 100 due to the trending hashtag "#FREETAYK."
