Rapper Tay-K, born Taymor McIntyre, has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for the 2017 murder of photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in San Antonio, Texas. This sentence adds to his existing 55-year term for a 2016 home invasion that resulted in the death of Ethan Walker.
The 2017 incident occurred while Tay-K was on the run after escaping house arrest. He attempted to rob Saldivar of his camera equipment, leading to a confrontation in a Chick-fil-A parking lot where Saldivar was fatally shot. The jury convicted McIntyre of murder but not capital murder, which would have mandated a life sentence without parole.
Tay-K gained notoriety with his 2017 hit “The Race,” recorded during his time as a fugitive. The song, detailing his flight from law enforcement, went viral and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100.
With both sentences running concurrently, Tay-K faces a total of 80 years in prison. He is currently incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
