Attacker of Lady Gaga’s dog sitter sentenced to 21 years in prison

Case closed. Monday, December 6, James Howard Jackson, one of three people involved in the theft of Lady Gaga’s dogs and the assault dog sitter, was sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Los Angeles court. According to Keeperafter being mistakenly released last April, he finally agreed to a deal that dropped other charges against him, in exchange for pleading guilty of “attempted murder” against Ryan Fischer. The latter was walking the American singer’s 3 bulldogs at the time of the attack, in February 2021, and almost died trying to prevent their kidnapping.

” I was beaten, strangled, shot and left for dead »

The case of Gaga’s dogs is now closed, but Ryan Fischer is still traumatized. On the day of judgement, he turned to the court to tell the story of the attack. “It’s hard to believe that I had been taking Asia, Koji and Gustav for evening walks for nearly two years when, in an instant, I found myself fighting with all my might to protect these dogs from theft. . But that wasn’t enough: I’ve been beaten, strangled, shot and left for dead, bled out on a sidewalk and trying to breathe to stay alive. And Koji and Gustav had disappeared. » Showing great leniency, he also turned to his attacker. ” I forgive youhe has declared. With this attack, you have completely changed my life. I know I can’t completely forget the night you shot me until I say these words to you. »

$500,000 to find Lady Gaga’s dogs

The disappearance of Lady Gaga’s dogs was highly publicized at the time. Right after her assault on his dog sitter, Stefani Germanotta, her real name, had taken over social media, offering a $500,000 reward to the person who found her bulldogs. They were finally dropped off at a police station 2 days later.

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