Shawntae Harris will pay for bashing a waitress in the head with a bottle
Things aren’t so great for Shawntae Harris, better known to the world as Da Brat. You may recall that Brat was arrested late last year for allegedly assaulting a waitress in a nightclub by bashing her head in with a bottle. Brat has since plead guilty for this crime and was, this Friday, sentenced to serve 3 years in prison (she will also serve seven years on probation and will have to fulfill 200 hours of community service):

Da Brat was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban Atlanta nightclub last fall. The 34-year-old rapper, whose given name is Shawntae Harris, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in DeKalb County. Superior Court Judge Gail Flake sentenced her to three years behind bars and seven on probation, plus 200 hours of community service and completion of substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation and anger management classes. Harris was at a private Halloween party at Studio 72, a club in Tucker, when she struck then-Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Shayla Stevens, who was working part-time as a hostess. A police report indicated Harris and Stevens got into a squabble after they bumped into each other. Stevens walked away and moments later was hit in the face with the bottle. She sustained a deep cut to the cheek and some swelling on the forehead, and has a permanent scar on her face as a result, officials said.
Yeah, Da Brat is headed for Da Big House … and rightfully so, I think. I am just shocked that someone would have the gall to assault someone by bashing them in the face with a bottle — for just bumping into them! It’s disgusting behavior and it should be punished. I’m not sure that Brat realized that she’d be serving a 3 year sentence for pleading guilty to this crime (tho, she’ll prolly get out a lot sooner than that if I know my justice system) but I think she kinda deserves every minute she serves.
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