Megan Thee Stallion's bodyguard STILL missing amid Tory Lanez trial trends now
A key prosecution witness - understood to be Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard - was still missing Monday in the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is accused of shooting Megan, 27, in the foot.
Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta didn’t mention the name of the absent witness when she told Judge David Herriford Monday that preceptors were still unable to locate him.
Nor would her her colleague, Deputy District Attorney Alex Bott, name him outside court.
But DailyMail.com understands that the missing witness is Megan’s security guard, Justin Edison, who is believed to have testimony vital to the prosecution’s case.
Megan Thee Stallion's bodyguard Justin Edison is still reportedly unaccounted for after going missing earlier this week amid the ongoing trial against rapper Tory Lanez
Rapper Tory Lanez smiled while walking into court Monday morning for the ongoing trial against him in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion
Ta asked the judge to allow her to call the witness later, if and when he is located, and Judge Herriford told her he would rule on her request later.
Lanez, 30 - who wore a black suit and black turtleneck sweater to court Monday - has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges of assaulting Megan with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a concealed gun in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
The rapper- whose real name is Daystar Peterson - could spend up to 18 years in prison if convicted of all three felonies, plus possible deportation.
Megan’s bodyguard, Edison was ‘unaccounted for’ over last weekend but an official missing persons case has reportedly not been opened by the LAPD.
He was the person Megan’s best friend and assistant, Kelsey Harris sent texts saying, ‘Help,’ ‘Tory Shot Meg,’ and ‘911’ shortly after the shooting.
And according to the prosecution’s opening statements in the trial, Edison can testify that the day after the shooting, Lanez told him he had fired the gun into the ground several times.
After his disappearance was reported, LMegan's attorney, Alex Shapiro, said: 'We recently learned that Justin Edison went missing right before he was scheduled to appear in court. The LAPD is currently looking into his disappearance, and welcome any information about his whereabouts.'
Lanez allegedly shot rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a pool party in July 2020
Lawyers for Lanez allege it was not their client who shot Megan, but another person who in the car with the two after the pool party
Megan Thee Stallion's sharing pictures of the injuries her foot sustained after Tory Lanez allegedly shot her
Judge Herriford Monday also denied a prosecution bid to add two felony witness tampering counts to the three charges rapper Lanez is already facing for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.
Ta told the court that she was filing a motion for the new charges based on testimony from Megan and her best friend and assistant Harris that after the shooting, Lanez offered both of them $1 million ‘bribes’ to keep quiet about the incident.
Defense attorney George Mgdesyan vehemently objected, saying that prosecutors have had ‘every opportunity’ to file new charges since last September when Harris gave an interview to the Los Angeles DA in which she talked about the $1 million offer.
Judge David Herriford agreed, pointing out to Ta that the trial is almost finished and telling her, ‘I think you are putting the defense in an
