Tay-Okay‘s ex-girlfriend took the stand on Monday within the capital homicide trial for the 2017 killing of San Antonio photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar.
Joanna Reyes, who mentioned she was courting the rapper on the time, claimed she picked up Saldivar in an SUV with the intention of getting a photoshoot. That’s when Tay-Okay, born Taymor McIntyre, and three others allegedly tried to steal Saldivar’s digital camera tools earlier than he was fatally shot, in accordance with KSAT.
Reyes claimed Tay-Okay and Jaylen Bell, one of many three males contained in the car, have been going backwards and forwards when the latter seemingly confirmed that the rapper killed Saldivar. “Jaylen applauded [Tay-K] and gave him a high-five. They high-fived one another,” she mentioned, including that Bell allegedly mentioned, “You caught your first physique.'”
Reyes additionally alleged that she witnessed Tay-Okay holding a gun whereas they have been contained in the automotive. She claimed that she did not report the incident initially when Tay-Okay alleged threatened her and her household’s lives.
In trade for her testimony, Reyes accepted a responsible plea for witness tampering. She is dealing with 10 years of probation and has not but been sentenced.
In 2019, Tay-Okay was sentenced to 55 years for the deadly taking pictures of Ethan Walker. If convicted on this newest trial, the rapper may very well be sentenced to life in jail with out parole.