The daughter of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. initially pleaded guilty to stabbing NBA YoungBoy's ex Lapattra Lashai Jacobs in an April 2020 incident, before changing her plea to no contest earlier this year.
- Dec 16, 2022
AceShowbiz - Yaya Mayweather has received her punishment for a 2020 stabbing incident. As expected, the 22-year-old daughter of former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. received a lenient sentence after pleading guilty to an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
On Thursday, December 16, Yaya, whose real name is Iyanna Mayweather, learned her fate in the aftermath of the violent altercation. According to court documents, she received Deferred Adjudication of Guilt and was sentenced to six years of probation.
Yaya was arrested at a Houston residence in April 2020 following an altercation with NBA YoungBoy a.k.a. YoungBoy Never Broke Again's ex and baby mama Lapattra Lashai Jacobs. At the time, she visited the rapper's house and confronted the woman. As the argument escalated and moved to the kitchen, Yaya reportedly grabbed two knives. When Lapattra reportedly stepped towards Yaya, the latter stabbed Lapattra multiple times.
Yaya escaped up to 20 years in prison when she pleaded guilty in April of this year. At the time, she admitted to "unlawfully, intentionally and unknowingly" causing "bodily injury to Lapattra Jacobs" by cutting her with a knife.
Her attorney Kent Schaffer said in a statement to XXL, "We resolved the case between Iyanna and the State. The agreement calls for Iyanna being on deferred adjudication for a period of 6 years after which she will have no felony conviction and the case will be dismissed. She is eligible to have the deferred adjudication end after two years pending her good behavior."
"Although we believe that Iyanna was defending herself after being attacked, we thought this was the safest resolution for her," the attorney added. "This is especially true since her boyfriend and his bodyguards refused to testify; probably due to their own legal problems."
However, in October, she reportedly changed her plea from guilty to nolo contendere (no contest). The no contest plea allows defendants to accept the criminal punishment but not admit guilt. It's unclear if Yaya changed her plea back to guilty again prior to her sentencing.
