Man who shot Lady Gaga’s dog walker and stole her dogs is sentenced

Lady Gaga’s dogs found safe after stolen at gunpoint

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Lady Gaga, 36, offered a $500,000 (£359,000) reward for the return of her beloved dogs after they were stolen last year. In a new update, the man who shot the singer’s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said.

Authorities have claimed the connection to Lady Gaga is a coincidence.

The motive was the value of the French bulldogs, a breed that can run into the thousands of dollars, and detectives do not believe the thieves knew the dogs belonged to the Let’s Dance hitmaker.

According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, James Howard Jackson, one of three men and two accomplices who participated in the violent robbery, pleaded no contest to one count of attempted murder.

Jackson and others drove around Hollywood, the city of West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley on Feb. 24, 2021 “looking for French bulldogs,” prosecutors said previously.

They then came across Lady Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, who had her three pets.

Jackson shot Fischer during the robbery near the famed Sunset Boulevard, during which two of the dogs were taken.

A nearby doorbell camera recorded the dog walker screaming “Oh, my God! I’ve been shot!” and “Help me!” and “I’m bleeding out from my chest!”

Fischer later called the violence a “very close call with death” in posts shared on social media.

The dogs were returned several days later by a woman who was also charged in the crime.

Jackson also admitted the allegation of inflicting great bodily injury and to a prior strike, the DA’s office said Monday.

He has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

“The plea agreement holds Mr Jackson accountable for perpetrating a coldhearted violent act and provides justice for our victim,” the office said in a statement.

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After the incident, Lady Gaga took to Instagram to make a public plea about finding her dogs.

She shared various snaps of her beloved pooches, telling fans her heart was “sick”.

The singer wrote: “I will pay $500,000 for their safe return,” alongside contact details for the family.

“If you bought or found them unknowingly, the reward is the same,” she added.

The Telephone hitmaker went on to praise her dogw walker for risking his life to “fight for our family”.

“You’re forever a hero,” she added.

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