On Monday, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was given her sentence after she had pleaded no contest to a felony charge of DUI.
The arrest
In May 2022, she was arrested stemming from the death of 75-year-old Julian Lasseter in March 2022 during a traffic incident in Ormond Beach, Florida. She had been facing one count of DUI causing death, one count of causing death while operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, four counts of DUI causing injury to a person, and three counts of DUI causing damage to property.
In addition to the plea to felony DUI causing death, she also pleaded no contest to one felony charge of driving with license suspended causing death, four misdemeanor counts of DUI with damage to a person, and two misdemeanor charges of DUI with damage to property.
25 years was the maximum sentence she was facing. She had been previously arrested several times for impaired driving.
The sentence
During the proceedings, they had psychiatrists talk about the trauma that she dealt with during childhood and adult life. The victim’s brother spoke at the hearing. Sytch told the judge that she promised to make changes to her life to make sure this wouldn’t happen again. She cited the downfall of her life with the death of Chris Candido.
The judge sentenced Sytch to 17 years total in prison with eight years of probation. She received ten years for driving with a suspended license causing death and seven years for DUI manslaughter. She will have eight years of probation. Her license has been revoked. She is not eligible for parole in Florida.
Tammy Sytch has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. There is no parole in Florida. pic.twitter.com/x04poKyZT8
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) November 27, 2023
Judge Karen A. Foxman has sentenced Tammy Sytch to 17 years total in prison + 8 years of probation. pic.twitter.com/86dHlTMuHG
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) November 27, 2023
Tammy Sytch says she didn't get to say to her mother who died last year while Tammy was incarcerated. Tammy is crying and says she promises to make the changes to make sure this never happens again. She says her downfall started with the death of Chris Candido. pic.twitter.com/LoVWjupy8u
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) November 27, 2023
