The rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving a ten-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, has filed a federal lawsuit against California corrections officials seeking $100 million after being stabbed in prison.
Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, claims in court papers that a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi stabbed him approximately 16 times on 12 May 2025 using a homemade shank. He suffered wounds to his face, head, torso and back, resulting in permanent scarring and two collapsed lungs.
Peterson says he was airlifted to hospital and placed on a ventilator. After discharge, he was transferred to California Men's Colony. The suit alleges officials knowingly housed him with the attacker, violating protocols for separating inmates based on risk factors.
Peterson also claims prison staff were not present immediately and that the delayed response allowed the full attack. He argues this shows deliberate indifference to foreseeable violence. The California Correctional Institution had restricted movement in high-security sections in March 2025 due to a surge in violence.
Additionally, Peterson alleges officials illegally seized books of original unpublished lyrics with substantial commercial value while he was in hospital. His lawsuit demands the immediate return of the songbooks.
