Ryan Fischer, the victim of the attack who was shot in the chest, sustained severe bodily harm, which was also acknowledged by James Howard Jackson in court.
The Hollywood burglar who shot and injured Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing two of the singer’s French bulldogs last year entered a no contest plea to attempted murder on Monday and was immediately given a 21-year prison sentence.
James Howard Jackson also acknowledged in court that the man he shot in the chest, Ryan Fischer, who survived the assault, suffered great bodily harm as part of the no-contest In California, this is the legal equivalent of a guilty plea.
“Mr. Jackson will be held accountable,” according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office committing a cold-hearted, murderous act and provides justice for our victim.”
According to the Los Angeles City News Service, Jackson’s guilty plea resulted in the dismissal of a number of additional counts.
Fischer appeared in court on Monday and delivered a speech in which he attacked the accused and declared that the gunshot had irreversibly changed his life, according to CNS.
It is alleged that Jackson’s plea agreement holds him responsible for the kidnapping of her two dogs on February 24, 2021, four of whom were recognized as members of well-known street gangs.
Two days after being kidnapped by two robbers in a car while being held at gunpoint, the two stolen bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were dropped off uninjured at a police station and handed up to the musician’s agents.
When Fischer and a third bulldog owned by Gaga were out on a walk, the third dog ran away and was later discovered safe by police.
At the time, police stated that evidence suggested the suspects chose the three dogs specifically because of the high value placed on the breed, although they were not thought to have known the owner prior to the theft.
When her pets were abducted, Gaga, who was filming a movie in Rome, made a public appeal on social media for a “act of compassion” to return them, offering a $500,000 prize.
She was later accused of being an accessory after the fact, but her case was still open as of Monday, according to the district attorney.
According to the prosecution, Harold White, another co-defendant, entered a not-guilty plea to a firearms charge on Monday.
Two more people, Jaylin White and Lafayette Whaley, previously entered no contest pleas to second-degree robbery and were given, respectively, four and six years in prison.
