A man was sentenced Friday to 21 years in state prison for the shooting death in Long Beach of a reggae and hip-hop artist who had worked with the bands Sublime and Slightly Stoopid.
Thomas Neri Arellaga Jr., now 47, of Long Beach, pleaded no contest Sept. 11 to voluntary manslaughter and admitted ain connection with the Aug. 10, 2019, killing of Tasi Malaki, who performed under the stage name "Toko Tasi."
The judge -- who reviewed written victim impact statements before imposing the sentence -- called it a "certainly devastating loss" and said she could "feel the pain" expressed in those letters. A post on his official Facebook page said Malaki was "taken away from this Earth by senseless violence." His most recent album, "Rise ta Shine," was released in 2017.
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