Yaya Mayweather Faces Up To 99 Years In Prison For Alleged Stabbing: Report

By Paris Close

April 11, 2020

Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather is facing a heavy prison sentence for allegedly stabbing another woman.

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Yaya, daughter of boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, is looking at anywhere between five to 99 years behind bars if convicted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an altercation that reportedly transpired at NBA Youngboy’s home. Yaya could also be slapped with a $10,000 fine resulting from the incident as well.

As previously reported, the 19-year-old was arrested last Saturday (April 4) for allegedly stabbing the rapper’s baby’s mother, Lapattra Lashai Jacobs, multiple times after a heated confrontation. As revealed in an Instagram Live video from Youngboy, Yaya was released hours later on $30,000 bail in addition to a judge’s orders that she remain at least 1,000 feet from Jacobs.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office docs revealed Yaya was accused of “unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly” causing Jacobs bodily harm. In additional reports from Bossip, the teen has retained celebrity attorney, Kurt Schaffer, and expects to plead not guilty to the charges. She’s expected back in court in August.

As the story goes, the alleged victim was at Youngboy’s home when Yaya arrived to confront her, describing herself as the “Make No Sense” star’s fiancee. After refusing to leave as Yaya demanded, the two women took their fight into the kitchen. There, sources claimed, Yaya grabbed two knives and stabbed Jacobs twice.

However, Yaya told police a different story, one insisting Jacobs — whom she claims to have never met before the altercation — initiated the fight by pulling her hair outside the house. Ultimately, however, as Jacobs was taken to a nearby hospital, Yaya had been taken to Harris County jail.

Supposed video footage from the aftermath of the incident showed blood smeared across the floor inside the home. Another appeared to show Youngboy in handcuffs outside his home. (See those clips here and here.)

Photo: Harris County Sheriff’s Office

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