Los Angeles: Attack on Lady Gaga's dog sitter

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Pop star Lady Gaga: The stolen French bulldogs Koji, Gustav and Miss Asia are back with their mistress

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The act made international headlines, and now the Californian judiciary has passed a verdict: after the attack on US pop star Lady Gaga's dog sitter, one of the perpetrators was sentenced to four years in prison.

Jaylin Keyshawn White pleaded guilty to one count of robbery in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old was then sentenced to four years in prison.

White, along with two accomplices, attacked Lady Gaga's dog handler Ryan Fischer in February 2021 to rob the singer of the singer's three French bulldogs.

One of the perpetrators shot Fischer down and seriously injured him.

The attackers were able to escape with two of the bulldogs - Koji and Gustav.

The third dog, Miss Asia, escaped from the robbers.

Gaga herself was in Rome filming at the time.

Dog sitter Fischer spoke from the hospital after the incident and said he had narrowly escaped death.

According to the AP news agency, parts of his lungs are no longer functional as a result of the hits.

Perpetrators apparently did not know whom they robbed

The police do not believe that the perpetrators originally knew who owned the dogs.

French bulldogs are very valuable even without famous owners: dogs of the coveted breed are sold for thousands of dollars.

Lady Gaga got her pets back after offering a half-million dollar reward.

A woman turned the dogs over to police and said she found them leashed to a post.

The alleged finder was also arrested – she is said to be an accomplice of the perpetrators.

A total of five arrests were made after the robbery.

The alleged shooter was released from custody last April due to an administrative error, as the police had to admit in July.

However, according to the AP, the 19-year-old was recaptured on Wednesday (local time) after a search of around five months.

Police had offered $5,000 for information leading to his arrest.

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