Update 04/14/2023 9:56am:

Meek Mill took to Twitter to sound off on the viral case of 36-year-old Larry Pearson, who was sentenced to 70 years in Lubbock, Texas, for spitting on police officers during his arrest in 2022.

Meek wrote on Twitter, "Nah this action level!!!!! Ain’t no way they can give us that much time for a misdemeanor like spitting… ion care what they gone try to say his record is! No regard for black life in that courtroom." 

After being released from prison, Meek Mill teamed up with Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael Rubin and Jay-Z to create the Reform Alliance, which provides a restorative approach to the criminal justice system. In an interview with "CBS Mornings" in 2022 that his time on probation nearly kept him "from having a fair shot at life that the average young Black man should have." After his release from prison, he started the nonprofit to make a change in the system. 

Original 04/13/2023 7:23pm:

Back in May of 2022, a pair of officers from the Lubbock Police Department arrived on the scene of a domestic dispute between a man named Larry Pearson (36) and an unidentified woman who claimed that he struck her in the face numerous times. Ultimately, the cops hauled Pearson off to jail for domestic violence, although he disputed the woman's allegations, arguing that the woman should have been apprehended for her role instead. According to reports, Pearson became so irritated by his arrest that he began kicking the doors of the cop car after being placed inside. So, the cops opened the door, and Pearson promptly greeted the men by ejecting loogies in their direction. Pearson repeated this action once they arrived at the Lubbock County Detention Center.

If Pearson hadn't spat at the officers, he likely would have been looking at about one year behind bars for the domestic violence charge and/or a fine of up to $4,000. Unfortunately for Pearson, the price he'll have to pay for this incident is 70 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of harassment of a public servant, despite the pleas of his defense attorney, Jim Shaw, who contested that the ruling was "out of control" for "a simple misdemeanor."

The sentence was just handed down on Wednesday.

Source: KTLA