Tory Lanez Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against California Prison System Over Stabbing Incident

Rapper Tory Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, filed a $100 million lawsuit on April 18, 2026, against the California Department of Corrections. The suit stems from a May 2025 incident where he was stabbed 16 times by another inmate at the California Correctional Institute in Tehachapi. Lanez is currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.

The lawsuit also names the warden and guards at the facility, accusing them of failing to prevent the attack and responding slowly. Lanez suffered stab wounds to his back, torso, and head, resulting in a collapsed lung and hospitalization. The attacker, Santino Casio, was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

to the lawsuit, housing Lanez with Casio posed a known danger, exacerbated by Lanez's high-profile celebrity status that made him a target.

Guards did not use flash grenades or other measures to stop the attack, the suit states. Casio was not charged for the stabbing, as reported by the Associated Press. >"The choice to house Casio with Peterson was known or should have been a known danger," the lawsuit said.

After the incident, Lanez was transferred to the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County. He alleges that he never received his possessions from the Tehachapi facility, including songbooks containing lyrics to unreleased music.

Appeals Lanez was convicted in December 2022 on firearms charges, including assault with a firearm, related to the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion during a confrontation.

He received a 10-year sentence. In November 2025, a three-judge panel denied his appeal and upheld the sentence. The stabbing occurred while Lanez was incarcerated at Tehachapi. The lawsuit describes the attack as unprovoked and life-threatening.