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<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><span style="color: #0a0101;"><strong>The 21-year-old Minnesota woman will spend six months in prison for fatally shooting boyfriend in botched YouTube stunt, last year</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><span style="color: #0a0101;"><strong>Monalisa Perez, of Halstad, was jailed on for the shooting death of Pedro Ruiz III, on June 26, 2017</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><span style="color: #0a0101;"><strong>Then pregnant 20-year-old Perez, fatally shot her boyfriend Ruiz, 22, as the pair were doing a YouTube stunt that involved Perez firing a gun at a book</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><span style="color: #0a0101;"><strong>She pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter in connection to the death of Ruiz </strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><span style="color: #0a0101;"><strong>Perez and Ruiz who shared a child and expecting a second child, had just shared a video on YouTube titled “Doing Scary Stunts at the Fair Part 1”</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="asset-headline speakable-headline"><strong><span style="color: #0a0101;">Perez is banned for life from owning firearms and will not profit or collect paym</span></strong><span style="color: #0a0101;">ents for her story</span></h6>
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<h6 class="speakable-p-1 p-text"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-290735" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mona-Lisa-perez-4.jpg" alt="Mona Lisa perez 4.jpg" width="534" height="712" /><br />
21-year-old Monalisa Perez, a mother of two will spend six months in jail for the shooting death of her boyfriend at a fair, in 2017. </strong><strong> Perez was jailed for shooting and killing her boyfriend in a YouTube stunt gone wrong</strong></h6>
<p class="speakable-p-1 p-text">A 21-year-old Minnesota woman was sentenced to a 180-day jail term after fatally shooting her boyfriend during a botched YouTube stunt.<br />
Monalisa Perez of Halstad, Minn., was sent to jail after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, <a href="http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-prosecutor-mom-relied-on-boyfriend-s-assurances-before-killing-him-in-youtube-stunt/476861643/"><em>t</em>he <em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em></a> reports, in the shooting of 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III outside their home in the northwestern Minnesota town of Halstad.<br />
As part of her sentence, Perez is banned for life from owning firearms, profiting or collecting payments for her story.<br />
In June 2017, Perez was charged after accidentally shooting her boyfriend, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III. According to the criminal complaint, the two were shooting a YouTube video where Perez shot at a book Ruiz held in front of his chest, believing the book would stop the bullet.</p>
<h6 class="speakable-p-1 p-text"><img class="" src="https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/monalis-perez-and-pedro-ruiz5.png?resize=620%2C319&;ssl=1" alt="Monalis Perez and Pedro Ruiz5.png" width="672" height="345" /><strong>Perez and Ruiz who shared a child and were expecting their second child, had just shared a video on YouTube titled “Doing Scary Stunts at the Fair Part 1.”</strong></h6>
<p class="speakable-p-1 p-text">Unfortunately, the prank went very wrong, and the bullet went through the book and into Ruiz&#8217;s chest, killing him before he could be air-lifted for medical treatment,.<br />
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Perez had been facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.<br />
As part of the plea agreement, Perez can serve her jail time in her home state of South Dakota in 10-day increments, but will be on probation for 10 years.<br />
Perez who has two kids, both with Ruiz.Perez, retains custody of their two children,<br />
The pair&#8217;s channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYqSxhPHNYCLnt6pgUq-pJA/videos">which is still live on YouTube</a>, features prank videos including one where Perez gets Ruiz to eat a sandwich filled with hot peppers. The channel has drawn millions of views since Ruiz&#8217;s death.<br />
The sentence falls below state sentencing guidelines that would have sent her to prison for at least a decade, much to the chagrin of the victim&#8217;s family who voiced their opinion that Perez deserved a stiffer sentence.<br />
Norman County Attorney James Brue said that was proper under the circumstances for the 21-year-old mother of two. The sentence he said, holds her accountable for &#8220;culpable negligence that led to the tragic and completely avoidable death.&#8221;<br />
He also pointed out &#8220;the reality that this foolish stunt was dreamed up, planned, and executed by Pedro Ruiz, and the defendant wrongfully and tragically relied on his assurances that the stunt was safe.&#8221;</p>
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21-year-old Minnesota woman admits to fatally shooting boyfriend in botched YouTube stunt – Monalisa Perez was jailed 180 days for killing Pedro Ruiz
