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Arlington rapper Tay-K was convicted of murder and sentenced to 80 years in prison this week for the 2017 shooting death of a San Antonio man, according to Bexar County court records.
Tay-K, whose real name is Taymor McIntyre, was found guilty of fatally shooting Mark Anthony Saldivar in the parking lot of a Chick-Fil-A in San Antonio in April 2017.
Authorities said McIntyre, then 16, picked up Saldivar, a 23-year-old photographer, in a car after asking him to do a photo shoot for a new song, The Associated Press reported. The rapper tried to rob Saldivar and then shot him, prosecutors said.
Stephanie Boyd, judge for the 187th District Court, addressed McIntyre at the sentencing on Tuesday, the San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS 5 reported.
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“I do realize that while this is a lot of time, you’re still alive. You can still better yourself,” Boyd said, per KENS 5. “But the complainant in this case is deceased, and you need to internalize that the complainant in this case is deceased. You’re going to have to make changes.”
It’s the second murder conviction for McIntyre, now 24, who has been serving a 55-year sentence for his role in a 2016 Mansfield home invasion where 21-year-old Ethan Walker was shot and killed.
While under house arrest in connection to the home-invasion case in March 2017, McIntyre removed his ankle monitor and fled to San Antonio, The Dallas Morning News reported.
McIntyre evaded Tarrant County authorities for three months, bragging about being on the run in his viral single “The Race.”
In the accompanying music video, which has racked up 251 million views on YouTube, McIntyre brandishes a firearm and poses next to a wanted poster with his image.
On June 30, 2017, he was apprehended and taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in New Jersey — the same day “The Race” video dropped.
The popularity of the song shored support for McIntyre, prompting several prominent hip-hop artists to remix the track and call for his release on social media using the hashtag #FreeTayK.
