<p>The Tarrant County Jury has officially handed down a sentence to Tay-K. The rapper has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for a 2016 murder that left Ethan Walker dead during a home invasion. The <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article233008262.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Star-Telegram</a> reports that Tay-K was hit with a 30-year sentence for one count of aggravated robbery and two 13-year sentences for the other two aggravated robbery charges.  The jury<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tay-ks-murder-sentencing-begins-as-rapper-faces-99-years-news.86389.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> began to deliberate</a> on the rapper&#8217;s sentencing around 10 a.m. this morning for roughly three hours. Along with the 55-year sentence, he also has to pay a $10K fine. </p>
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<p>Prosecutors in the case were gunning for a higher sentence this entire time. It was reported yesterday that <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tay-ks-the-race-presented-as-evidence-in-sentencing-report-news.86338.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tay-K&#8217;s viral hit, &#8220;The Race&#8221; was used against him in court</a> and presented to the jury as evidence during his sentencing. An IT employee at the state&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s office presented a disk of the video and print-outs of the lyrics to show the jury, pointing out that Tay-K released the video while he was evading the police while on house arrest. </p>
<p>His <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tay-k-found-guilty-of-murder-faces-99-years-in-prison-report-news.86117.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sentencing</a> was also based on his behavior while he was locked up awaiting trial. The prosecutors brought up the fact that Tay-K&#8217;s fled the authorities in the past but he also noted that the rapper was charged with a felony for possessing a cell phone inside of prison. They also had testimonies from seven inmates at Tarrant County jail for more insight in Tay-K&#8217;s behavior in court. </p>
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